PHILOSOPHER

Ge Hong

284 - 364

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Ge Hong (Chinese: 葛洪; pinyin: Gě Hóng; Wade–Giles: Ko Hung; b. 283 – d. 343 or 364), courtesy name Zhichuan (稚川), was a Chinese linguist, philosopher, physician, politician, and writer during the Eastern Jin dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ge Hong has received more than 180,406 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Ge Hong is the 424th most popular philosopher (up from 426th in 2019), the 299th most popular biography from China (down from 298th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ge Hong ranks 424 out of 1,267. Before him are Alain de Benoist, Pavel Florensky, Dong Zhongshu, Olympiodorus the Younger, Dhul-Nun al-Misri, and Adam Ferguson. After him are Adolf von Harnack, Pierre d'Ailly, Bartolus de Saxoferrato, Hunayn ibn Ishaq, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, and H. L. A. Hart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 284, Ge Hong ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 364, Ge Hong ranks 2. Before him is Jovian. After him is Gaius Marius Victorinus.

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    Ge Hong

    PHILOSOPHER

    284 - 364

    HPI: 61.21

    Rank: 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Ge Hong ranks 299 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Yuan of Jin (276), Jia Xu (147), Yoshiko Kawashima (1907), Ma Teng (156), Taishi Ci (166), and Dong Zhongshu (-179). After him are Yuan Chonghuan (1584), Emperor Duzong (1240), Pu Songling (1640), Xiahou Yuan (200), Fan Li (-500), and Xi Zhongxun (1913).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Ge Hong ranks 17. Before him are Shen Kuo (1031), Wang Yangming (1472), Guan Zhong (-720), Han Yu (768), Ban Zhao (45), and Dong Zhongshu (-179). After him are Huiyuan (334), Zhiyi (538), Zhang Daoling (34), Linji Yixuan (850), Shen Buhai (-385), and Zhou Dunyi (1017).

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