WRITER

Li Shangyin

813 - 858

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Li Shangyin (Chinese: 李商隱; pinyin: Lǐ Shāngyǐn, c. 813–858), courtesy name Yishan (Chinese: 義山), was a Chinese poet and politician of the late Tang dynasty, born in the Henei Commandery (now Qinyang, Henan). He is noted for his imagist and "no-title" (Chinese: 無題; pinyin: wútí) poetic style. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Li Shangyin has received more than 85,751 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Li Shangyin is the 2,100th most popular writer (up from 2,306th in 2019), the 581st most popular biography from China (up from 582nd in 2019) and the 55th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 86k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Li Shangyin ranks 2,100 out of 7,302. Before him are Yoshida Kenkō, Hamdallah Mustawfi, C. W. Ceram, Constantine Manasses, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, and Anne Golon. After him are Fred Uhlman, Marthe Bibesco, James Hilton, François Coppée, Terry Brooks, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 813, Li Shangyin ranks 2. Before him is Theophilos.  Among people deceased in 858, Li Shangyin ranks 5. Before him are Pope Benedict III, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, Kenneth MacAlpin, and Emperor Montoku. After him is Sedulius Scottus.

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In China

Among people born in China, Li Shangyin ranks 581 out of 1,610. Before him are Man Chong (209), Liang Kai (1200), Wen Zhengming (1470), Lie Yukou (-449), Li Hongzhi (1951), and Fang Xuanling (578). After him are Zhang Wentian (1900), Bada Shanren (1626), Consort Ban (-48), Tung Chee-hwa (1937), He Long (1896), and Zao Wou-Ki (1920).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Li Shangyin ranks 55. Before him are Feng Menglong (1574), Ruan Ji (210), Watchman Nee (1903), Fan Zhongyan (989), Ji Kang (223), and Yuan Zhen (779). After him are Consort Ban (-48), Cao Yu (1910), Ding Ling (1904), Xue Tao (768), Zhou Daguan (1266), and Ai Qing (1910).

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