WRITER

Ji Kang

223 - 262

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Ji Kang (Chinese: 嵇康, 223–262), sometimes referred to as Xi Kang, courtesy name Shuye (叔夜), was a Chinese composer, essayist, philosopher, and poet of the Three Kingdoms period. He was one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove who held aloof from the dangerous politics of third-century China to devote themselves to art and refinement. Ji Kang is noted as an author and was also a famous composer and guqin-player. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ji Kang has received more than 91,564 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Ji Kang is the 1,995th most popular writer (down from 1,955th in 2019), the 563rd most popular biography from China (down from 527th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 92k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ji Kang ranks 1,995 out of 7,302. Before him are Jacques Amyot, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Lady Randolph Churchill, Vsevolod Garshin, Cornell Woolrich, and Jaume Cabré. After him are Yehuda Amichai, Nicolás Guillén, Countess of Ségur, Jorge Manrique, Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, and Mohamed Choukri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 223, Ji Kang ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 262, Ji Kang ranks 1. After him is Mussius Aemilianus.

Others Born in 223

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    Ji Kang

    WRITER

    223 - 262

    HPI: 56.21

    Rank: 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Ji Kang ranks 563 out of 1,610. Before him are Edward Yang (1947), Yin Lihua (5), Fan Zhongyan (989), Ngawang Namgyal (1594), Zhong Yao (151), and Shen Zhou (1427). After him are Wang Qishan (1948), Yuan Zhen (779), Shiing-Shen Chern (1911), Joan Chen (1961), Xia Gui (1195), and Yun Shouping (1633).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Ji Kang ranks 53. Before him are Li Yu (1610), Xu Shen (58), Feng Menglong (1574), Ruan Ji (210), Watchman Nee (1903), and Fan Zhongyan (989). After him are Yuan Zhen (779), Li Shangyin (813), Consort Ban (-48), Cao Yu (1910), Ding Ling (1904), and Xue Tao (768).

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