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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Hudson Taylor

1832 - 1905

Hudson Taylor

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 768,991 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 21 in 2019). Hudson Taylor is the 1,065th most popular religious figure (down from 974th in 2019), the 1,191st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,109th in 2019) and the 29th most popular British Religious Figure.

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770k
Page Views (PV)
57.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
5.09
Effective Languages (L*)
2.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hudson Taylor ranks 1,065 out of 2,238. Before him are Pietro I Orseolo, Jerzy Popiełuszko, Zita, Gudula, Fausto Sozzini, and Louis of Toulouse. After him are Ermengarde of Tours, Pandita Ramabai, Jacques Paul Migne, Aqil ibn Abi Talib, Saint Marcella, and Fermin.

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Pietro I Orseolo
928 - 987
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,059
Jerzy Popiełuszko
1947 - 1984
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,060
Zita
1212 - 1272
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 1,061
Gudula
646 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,062
Fausto Sozzini
1539 - 1604
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,063
Louis of Toulouse
1274 - 1297
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 1,064
Hudson Taylor
1832 - 1905
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 1,065
Ermengarde of Tours
804 - 851
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 1,066
Pandita Ramabai
1858 - 1922
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 1,067
Jacques Paul Migne
1800 - 1875
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 1,068
Aqil ibn Abi Talib
590 - 670
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 1,069
Saint Marcella
325 - 410
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 1,070
Fermin
272 - 303
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 1,071

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1832, Hudson Taylor ranks 28. Before him are Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier, Wilhelm Busch, Michel Bréal, Émile Gaboriau, and Henry Steel Olcott. After him are Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev, Khurshidbanu Natavan, Rudolf Lipschitz, William Le Baron Jenney, Pavel Tretyakov, and Mary Ann Cotton. Among people deceased in 1905, Hudson Taylor ranks 21. Before him are Walther Flemming, Albert Edelfelt, Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Alois Riegl, Constantin Meunier, and Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria. After him are Ivan Sechenov, Alphonse Allais, Oswald Achenbach, Albert von Kölliker, Adolf Bastian, and Marcel Schwob.

Others Born in 1832

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Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
1832 - 1910
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 22
Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier
1832 - 1897
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 23
Wilhelm Busch
1832 - 1908
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 24
Michel Bréal
1832 - 1915
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 25
Émile Gaboriau
1832 - 1873
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 26
Henry Steel Olcott
1832 - 1907
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 27
Hudson Taylor
1832 - 1905
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 28
Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev
1832 - 1908
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 29
Khurshidbanu Natavan
1832 - 1897
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 30
Rudolf Lipschitz
1832 - 1903
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 31
William Le Baron Jenney
1832 - 1907
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 32
Pavel Tretyakov
1832 - 1898
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 33
Mary Ann Cotton
1832 - 1873
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 34