WRITER

Li Yu

1610 - 1680

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Li Yu (Chinese: 李漁; pinyin: Lǐ Yú, given name: 仙侣 Xiānlǚ; courtesy name: 笠翁 Lìwēng; 1611–1680 AD), also known as Li Liweng, was a Chinese playwright, novelist and publisher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Li Yu has received more than 17,144 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Li Yu is the 1,752nd most popular writer (down from 1,538th in 2019), the 514th most popular biography from China (down from 448th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Rou pu tuan
China, Fiction, Sex customs
1705
Shi er lou
Translations into English
1949
Bi mu yu
1800
Before Midnight Scholar
1985
Xian qing ou ji
1975
Feng zheng wu
1800

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Li Yu ranks 1,752 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, Edmond Hamilton, Minamoto no Sanetomo, I. L. Peretz, Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz, and Dorothy Parker. After him are Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Alexandre Benois, Princess Michael of Kent, Karl-Maria Kertbeny, Notker the Stammerer, and Richard Ford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1610, Li Yu ranks 12. Before him are David Teniers the Younger, Louise Moillon, Paul Scarron, Ivan Sirko, Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, and Oboi. After him are Jan Asselijn, Maria Cunitz, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, Karel Škréta, Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony, and Abraham Duquesne. Among people deceased in 1680, Li Yu ranks 22. Before him are La Voisin, John George II, Elector of Saxony, Ivan Sirko, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Thomas Bartholin, and Per Brahe the Younger. After him are Peter Lely, Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg, Joachim Neander, Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, Kateri Tekakwitha, and Frans Post.

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In China

Among people born in China, Li Yu ranks 514 out of 1,610. Before him are Cao Kun (1862), Zhu Yujian (1602), Chen Kaige (1952), Gan Ying (100), Shing-Tung Yau (1949), and Yesün Temür (1293). After him are Chen Youliang (1320), Morris Chang (1931), Du Yuesheng (1888), Feng Guozhang (1859), Wu Peifu (1874), and Qin Liangyu (1574).

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  • Photo of Cao Kun

    Cao Kun

    POLITICIAN

    1862 - 1938

    HPI: 57.38

    Rank: 508

  • Photo of Zhu Yujian

    Zhu Yujian

    POLITICIAN

    1602 - 1646

    HPI: 57.37

    Rank: 509

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    Chen Kaige

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1952 - Present

    HPI: 57.34

    Rank: 510

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    Gan Ying

    EXPLORER

    100 - Present

    HPI: 57.33

    Rank: 511

  • Photo of Shing-Tung Yau

    Shing-Tung Yau

    MATHEMATICIAN

    1949 - Present

    HPI: 57.26

    Rank: 512

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    Yesün Temür

    POLITICIAN

    1293 - 1328

    HPI: 57.25

    Rank: 513

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    Li Yu

    WRITER

    1610 - 1680

    HPI: 57.21

    Rank: 514

  • Photo of Chen Youliang

    Chen Youliang

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1320 - 1363

    HPI: 57.21

    Rank: 515

  • Photo of Morris Chang

    Morris Chang

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1931 - Present

    HPI: 57.17

    Rank: 516

  • Photo of Du Yuesheng

    Du Yuesheng

    MAFIOSO

    1888 - 1951

    HPI: 57.13

    Rank: 517

  • Photo of Feng Guozhang

    Feng Guozhang

    POLITICIAN

    1859 - 1919

    HPI: 57.07

    Rank: 518

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    Wu Peifu

    POLITICIAN

    1874 - 1939

    HPI: 57.04

    Rank: 519

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    Qin Liangyu

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1574 - 1648

    HPI: 57.00

    Rank: 520

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Li Yu ranks 47. Before him are Li He (790), Liu Zongyuan (773), Ba Jin (1904), Gampopa (1079), Shen Yue (441), and Mao Dun (1896). After him are Xu Shen (58), Feng Menglong (1574), Ruan Ji (210), Watchman Nee (1903), Fan Zhongyan (989), and Ji Kang (223).

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