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Kamo no Chōmei

1155 - 1216

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Kamo no Chōmei (鴨 長明, 1153 or 1155–1216) was a Japanese author, poet (in the waka form), and essayist. He witnessed a series of natural and social disasters, and, having lost his political backing, was passed over for promotion within the Shinto shrine associated with his family. He decided to turn his back on society, took Buddhist vows, and became a hermit, living outside the capital. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kamo no Chōmei has received more than 89,056 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Kamo no Chōmei is the 2,763rd most popular writer (down from 2,692nd in 2019), the 807th most popular biography from Japan (down from 784th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Japanese Writer.

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  • 89k

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  • 52.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kamo no Chōmei ranks 2,763 out of 5,755. Before him are Jeff Lindsay, Paul Gallico, Luis Cernuda, Yuan Mei, L. Sprague de Camp, and Thomas of Britain. After him are Ludwig Rellstab, Cassandra Clare, Erich Fried, Suzanne Curchod, Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, and Guiraut Riquier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1155, Kamo no Chōmei ranks 13. Before him are Henry the Young King, Kilij Arslan II, Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus, Peter II of Courtenay, Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia, and Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera. After him are Blondel de Nesle and Jien. Among people deceased in 1216, Kamo no Chōmei ranks 6. Before him are Pope Innocent III, John, King of England, Shota Rustaveli, Eric X of Sweden, and Henry of Flanders. After him are Ida, Countess of Boulogne and Robert de Clari.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kamo no Chōmei ranks 807 out of 6,048. Before him are Kyuichi Tokuda (1894), Goro Shimura (1930), Shigemaru Takenokoshi (1906), Prince Munetaka (1242), Hiroshi Amano (1960), and Kōzō Okamoto (1947). After him are Mikimoto Kōkichi (1858), Teinosuke Kinugasa (1896), Ashikaga Yoshihide (1538), Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718), Tsutomu Miyazaki (1962), and Ashikaga Yoshikatsu (1434).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Kamo no Chōmei ranks 66. Before him are Seichō Matsumoto (1909), Ikki Kita (1883), Banana Yoshimoto (1964), Yasushi Inoue (1907), Takuboku Ishikawa (1886), and Naoya Shiga (1883). After him are Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718), Takeo Arishima (1878), Fumiko Hayashi (1903), Hitoshi Igarashi (1947), Tōson Shimazaki (1872), and Futabatei Shimei (1864).

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