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Gu Yanwu
1613 - 1682
Gu Yanwu
Gu Yanwu (Chinese: 顧炎武) (July 15, 1613 – February 15, 1682), also known as Gu Tinglin (Chinese: 顧亭林), was a Chinese philologist, geographer, and famous scholar-official in Qing dynasty. He spent his youth during the Manchu conquest of China in anti-Manchu activities after the Ming dynasty had been overthrown. He never served the Qing dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gu Yanwu has received more than 78,965 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Gu Yanwu is the 3,024th most popular writer (down from 887th in 2019), the 685th most popular biography from China (down from 646th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Chinese Writer.
Memorability Metrics
79k
Page Views (PV)
51.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.70
Effective Languages (L*)
2.96
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Gu Yanwu ranks 3,024 out of 5,755. Before him are María Kodama, James Rollins, Fanny Crosby, Victor Segalen, Rahman Baba, and Josef Jungmann. After him are Marie-Claire Blais, Robert M. Pirsig, Boris Pilnyak, Robert de Nola, Vladimir Sorokin, and Marcel Prévost.
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HPI: 51.58
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HPI: 51.57
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1820 - 1915
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Victor Segalen
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HPI: 51.56
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Rahman Baba
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Josef Jungmann
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HPI: 51.56
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Gu Yanwu
1613 - 1682
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3,024
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1939 - 2021
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3,025
Robert M. Pirsig
1928 - 2017
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 3,026
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1894 - 1938
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 3,027
Robert de Nola
1500 - 1600
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 3,028
Vladimir Sorokin
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 3,029
Marcel Prévost
1862 - 1941
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 3,030
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1613, Gu Yanwu ranks 15. Before him are Giovanni Pietro Bellori, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Luisa de Guzmán, Khushal Khattak, William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, and Gaspard Dughet. After him are Charles de Saint-Évremond, Isaac de Benserade, Jacques d'Arthois, and Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg. Among people deceased in 1682, Gu Yanwu ranks 16. Before him are Avvakum, Baldassare Longhena, Thomas Browne, Jean Picard, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, and Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz. After him are Heo Mok and Yohannes I.
Others Born in 1613
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Giovanni Pietro Bellori
1613 - 1696
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 9
Jean François Paul de Gondi
1613 - 1679
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 10
Luisa de Guzmán
1613 - 1666
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 11
Khushal Khattak
1613 - 1689
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 12
William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
1613 - 1664
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 13
Gaspard Dughet
1613 - 1675
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 14
Gu Yanwu
1613 - 1682
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 15
Charles de Saint-Évremond
1613 - 1703
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 16
Isaac de Benserade
1613 - 1691
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 17
Jacques d'Arthois
1613 - 1686
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 18
Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg
1613 - 1676
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1682
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Avvakum
1620 - 1682
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 10
Baldassare Longhena
1596 - 1682
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 11
Thomas Browne
1605 - 1682
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 12
Jean Picard
1620 - 1682
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 13
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
1619 - 1682
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 14
Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz
1606 - 1682
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 15
Gu Yanwu
1613 - 1682
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 16
Heo Mok
1595 - 1682
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 17
Yohannes I
1640 - 1682
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 18
In China
Among people born in China, Gu Yanwu ranks 685 out of 1,392. Before him are Longchenpa (1308), David Chiang (1947), Li Lisan (1899), Yang Jiang (1911), Lien Chan (1936), and Yuen Ren Chao (1892). After him are Li Bingbing (1973), Qian Zhongshu (1910), Bai Ling (1966), Ulanhu (1906), Wang Zhen (1909), and Yao Ming (1980).
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Longchenpa
1308 - 1364
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 679
David Chiang
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 680
Li Lisan
1899 - 1967
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 681
Yang Jiang
1911 - 2016
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 682
Lien Chan
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 683
Yuen Ren Chao
1892 - 1982
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 684
Gu Yanwu
1613 - 1682
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 685
Li Bingbing
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 686
Qian Zhongshu
1910 - 1998
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 687
Bai Ling
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 688
Ulanhu
1906 - 1988
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 689
Wang Zhen
1909 - 1993
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 690
Yao Ming
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 691
Among WRITERS In China
Among writers born in China, Gu Yanwu ranks 72. Before him are Sogyal Rinpoche (1947), Yuan Mei (1716), François Cheng (1929), Wang Bo (650), Longchenpa (1308), and Yang Jiang (1911). After him are Qian Zhongshu (1910), Guan Daosheng (1262), Song Yingxing (1587), Bing Xin (1900), Sakya Pandita (1182), and Cui Hao (704).
Sogyal Rinpoche
1947 - 2019
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 66
Yuan Mei
1716 - 1798
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 67
François Cheng
1929 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 68
Wang Bo
650 - 676
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 69
Longchenpa
1308 - 1364
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 70
Yang Jiang
1911 - 2016
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 71
Gu Yanwu
1613 - 1682
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 72
Qian Zhongshu
1910 - 1998
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 73
Guan Daosheng
1262 - 1319
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 74
Song Yingxing
1587 - 1666
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 75
Bing Xin
1900 - 1999
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 76
Sakya Pandita
1182 - 1251
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 77
Cui Hao
704 - 754
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 78
