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PHILOSOPHER

Feng Youlan

1895 - 1990

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Feng Youlan (Chinese: 馮友蘭; Wade–Giles: Feng Yu-lan; 4 December 1895 – 26 November 1990) was a Chinese philosopher, historian, and writer who was instrumental for reintroducing the study of Chinese philosophy in the modern era. The name he published under in English was 'Fung Yu-lan,' for which see, for example, the Bodde translation of A History of Chinese Philosophy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Feng Youlan has received more than 104,504 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Feng Youlan is the 912th most popular philosopher (down from 885th in 2019), the 700th most popular biography from China (down from 644th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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  • 51.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Feng Youlan ranks 912 out of 1,081. Before him are Lon L. Fuller, Albrecht Ritschl, Lars Gustafsson, Ber Borochov, Anathon Aall, and Pierre Nicole. After him are Fernando Savater, Vasily Rozanov, John Hick, Jean Rostand, Dirck Coornhert, and Vallabha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Feng Youlan ranks 148. Before him are Bill W., Agop Dilâçar, Maksym Rylsky, Leonid Utyosov, Stefan Rowecki, and Paul Gorguloff. After him are Itō Noe, Vsevolod Ivanov, Mario Camerini, Egon Pearson, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Hari Singh. Among people deceased in 1990, Feng Youlan ranks 129. Before him are Dodie Smith, Luís Carlos Prestes, Juan José Arévalo, John Hansen, Gordon Jackson, and Magda Julin. After him are Dámaso Alonso, Vasily Lazarev, José Napoleón Duarte, Otto Ambros, Zhang Qun, and Rodolfo Orlandini.

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In China

Among people born in China, Feng Youlan ranks 700 out of 1,392. Before him are Ann Hui (1947), Lee Shau-kee (1929), Shi Lang (1621), Lin Huiyin (1904), Guo Pu (276), and Tsai Chin (1933). After him are Guan Daosheng (1262), Wang Yang (1955), Nicholas Poppe (1897), Lang Lang (1982), Zhang Dejiang (1946), and Faye Wong (1969).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Feng Youlan ranks 37. Before him are Zhang Zai (1020), Cheng Hao (1032), Tao Hongjing (456), Tan Sitong (1865), Wang Fuzhi (1619), and Liu Yuxi (772). After him are Huang Zongxi (1610), Wei Yuan (1794), Zhang Binglin (1868), Derek Parfit (1942), P. C. Chang (1892), and Liang Shuming (1893).

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