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François Cheng

1929 - Today

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François Cheng (Chinese: 程抱一; pinyin: Chéng Bàoyī; born 30 August 1929) is a Chinese-born French academician, writer, poet, and calligrapher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Cheng has received more than 112,517 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. François Cheng is the 2,782nd most popular writer (up from 2,801st in 2019), the 657th most popular biography from China (down from 617th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, François Cheng ranks 2,782 out of 5,755. Before him are Eumelus of Corinth, Ōtomo no Yakamochi, Georg Herwegh, Ana Blandiana, Imre Madách, and Gasparo Contarini. After him are David Gemmell, Giuseppe Giacosa, Ludovic Halévy, Laura Bridgman, Wang Bo, and Kálmán Mikszáth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, François Cheng ranks 203. Before him are Andrew Bertie, Julinho, Ronnie Biggs, Antonietta Stella, Ronald Golias, and Péter Palotás. After him are Mariama Bâ, Roger Bannister, Gérard de Villiers, Liz Sheridan, Leila Abashidze, and Albert Azaryan.

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In China

Among people born in China, François Cheng ranks 657 out of 1,392. Before him are Wang Fuzhi (1619), Tang Xianzu (1550), Sogyal Rinpoche (1947), Ehmetjan Qasim (1914), Huang Tingjian (1045), and Yuan Mei (1716). After him are Wang Bo (650), Ma Huateng (1971), Zhang Zhidong (1837), Zhang Daqian (1899), Liu Yuxi (772), and King Hu (1932).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, François Cheng ranks 68. Before him are Xu Zhimo (1897), Guan Hanqing (1210), Zhou Daguan (1266), Tang Xianzu (1550), Sogyal Rinpoche (1947), and Yuan Mei (1716). After him are Wang Bo (650), Longchenpa (1308), Yang Jiang (1911), Gu Yanwu (1613), Qian Zhongshu (1910), and Guan Daosheng (1262).

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