WRITER

Han Suyin

1917 - 2012

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Rosalie Matilda Kuanghu Chou (Chinese: 周光瑚; 12 September 1917 or 1916 – 2 November 2012) was a Chinese-born Eurasian physician and author better known by her pen name Han Suyin (Chinese: 韓素音). She wrote in English and French on modern China, set her novels in East and Southeast Asia, and published autobiographical memoirs which covered the span of modern China. These writings gained her a reputation as an ardent and articulate supporter of the Chinese Communist Revolution. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Han Suyin has received more than 335,870 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Han Suyin is the 2,938th most popular writer (down from 2,443rd in 2019), the 715th most popular biography from China (down from 604th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Han Suyin ranks 2,938 out of 7,302. Before her are Ales Adamovich, Thomas Corneille, Branislaw Tarashkyevich, Song Yu, Edmond Privat, and Sven Aggesen. After her are Howard Fast, Suzanne Curchod, Leandro Fernández de Moratín, Jean-Sifrein Maury, Vince Gilligan, and Michael Ondaatje.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Han Suyin ranks 153. Before her are Mouloud Mammeri, Asima Chatterjee, Marsha Hunt, Donald Davidson, Vasiľ Biľak, and Ernst von Glasersfeld. After her are Vasily Mishin, Red Auerbach, Leopoldo Trieste, June Allyson, Philipp von Boeselager, and Zainab al Ghazali. Among people deceased in 2012, Han Suyin ranks 153. Before her are Jiří Raška, Dawoud Rajiha, Eiko Ishioka, Sage Stallone, Ivica Horvat, and Eve Arnold. After her are William Thurston, Michel Duchaussoy, Gevork Vartanian, Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, Assef Shawkat, and I. K. Gujral.

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In China

Among people born in China, Han Suyin ranks 715 out of 1,610. Before her are Chen Boda (1904), Deng Sui (81), Ng Man-tat (1952), Guan Daosheng (1262), Song Yu (-298), and Yang Hui (1238). After her are David Chiang (1947), Huang Gongwang (1269), François Cheng (1929), Feng Youlan (1895), Zhang Qun (1889), and Cheng Pei-pei (1946).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Han Suyin ranks 75. Before her are Sogyal Rinpoche (1947), Tang Xianzu (1550), Song Yingxing (1587), Gu Yanwu (1613), Guan Daosheng (1262), and Song Yu (-298). After her are François Cheng (1929), Wang Bo (650), Qian Zhongshu (1910), Luo Yixiu (1889), Sakya Pandita (1182), and Shen Congwen (1902).

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