POLITICIAN

Li Si

280 BC - 208 BC

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Li Si ([lì sɹ̩́]; c. 280 – 208 BC) was a Chinese calligrapher, philosopher, and politician of the Qin dynasty. He served as Chancellor from 246 to 208 BC, first under King Zheng of the state of Qin—who later became Qin Shi Huang, the "First Emperor" of the Qin dynasty. He then served under Qin Er Shi, Qin Shi Huang's eighteenth son and the second emperor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Li Si has received more than 561,981 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Li Si is the 878th most popular politician (up from 1,014th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from China (up from 64th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Chinese Politician.

Li Si was most famous for his involvement in the "burning of the books and burying of the scholars" and his role in the fall of the Qin dynasty.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Li Si ranks 878 out of 19,576. Before him are Casimir III the Great, Paul of Greece, Boris III of Bulgaria, Zeno, Sima Yi, and Cleopatra Selene II. After him are Empress Gi, Stanisław August Poniatowski, Donald Tusk, Halime Sultan, Merovech, and Cato the Younger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 280 BC, Li Si ranks 1. After him are Han Fei, Livius Andronicus, Philo of Byzantium, Arsaces I of Parthia, Conon of Samos, Pyrrhus II of Epirus, Nicomedes, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Ariamnes of Cappadocia. Among people deceased in 208 BC, Li Si ranks 1. After him are Chrysippus, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, and Chen Sheng.

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In China

Among people born in China, Li Si ranks 57 out of 1,610. Before him are Sun Quan (182), Cao Pi (187), Jet Li (1963), Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566), Li Ching-Yuen (1677), and Sima Yi (179). After him are Xiang Yu (-232), Gao Xingjian (1940), Han Fei (-280), Xuande Emperor (1399), Guangxu Emperor (1871), and Shang Yang (-390).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Li Si ranks 32. Before him are Shunzhi Emperor (1638), Wang Mang (-45), Sun Quan (182), Cao Pi (187), Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566), and Sima Yi (179). After him are Xiang Yu (-232), Xuande Emperor (1399), Guangxu Emperor (1871), Shang Yang (-390), Jiang Qing (1914), and Liu Shaoqi (1898).

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