RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Hudson Taylor

1832 - 1905

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James Hudson Taylor (Chinese: 戴德生; pinyin: dài dé shēng; 21 May 1832 – 3 June 1905) was a British Baptist Christian missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission (CIM, now OMF International). Taylor spent 54 years in China. The society that he began was responsible for bringing over 800 missionaries to the country who started 125 schools and directly resulted in 20,000 Christian conversions, as well as the establishment of more than 300 stations of work with more than 499 local helpers in all 18 provinces.Taylor was known for his admiration for Chinese culture and zeal for evangelism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hudson Taylor has received more than 821,491 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Hudson Taylor is the 1,203rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,092nd in 2019), the 1,268th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,187th in 2019) and the 30th most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 820k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Hudson Taylor has had the most page views in the with 99,102 views, followed by Chinese (29,191), and Spanish (20,124). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (113.70%), Egyptian Arabic (100.97%), and Indonesian (35.75%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hudson Taylor ranks 1,203 out of 3,187. Before him are Roberto Calvi, Praxedes, Rose of Viterbo, Gaudentius of Brescia, Raffaele Riario, and Vincent Pallotti. After him are Stachys the Apostle, Śāntarakṣita, Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i, Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron, Yohanan ben Zakkai, and Zita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1832, Hudson Taylor ranks 29. Before him are Alfred von Waldersee, Wilhelm Busch, Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier, Émile Gaboriau, Henry Steel Olcott, and Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev. After him are William Le Baron Jenney, Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow, Khurshidbanu Natavan, Ivan Zajc, Louis Paul Cailletet, and Đura Jakšić. Among people deceased in 1905, Hudson Taylor ranks 25. Before him are Alois Riegl, Constantin Meunier, Oswald Achenbach, Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, Alphonse Allais, and Anton Ažbe. After him are Albert von Kölliker, Marcel Schwob, Adolf Bastian, Ivan Sechenov, Otto Wilhelm von Struve, and Carmine Crocco.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hudson Taylor ranks 1,268 out of 8,785. Before him are Susan Boyle (1961), Dusty Springfield (1939), Jon Anderson (1944), Harold Shipman (1946), David Chipperfield (1953), and Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837). After him are Joseph Needham (1900), Ceawlin of Wessex (600), Frances de la Tour (1944), Scott Adkins (1976), John Hawkwood (1320), and Walafrid Strabo (808).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Hudson Taylor ranks 30. Before him are John Fisher (1469), Edith Cavell (1865), George Fox (1624), Annie Chapman (1841), Gildas (500), and Keith O'Brien (1938). After him are Saint Malachy (1094), William Booth (1829), Simon Stock (1164), Catherine Eddowes (1842), Oswald of Northumbria (604), and Willehad (735).

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