PHILOSOPHER

Lie Yukou

449 BC - 500 BC

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Lie Yukou (Chinese: 列圄寇/列禦寇; pinyin: Liè Yǔkòu; Wade–Giles: Lieh4 Yü4-k‘ou4; Jyutping: Lit6 Jyu6 Kau3; fl. c. 400 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher who is considered the author of the Daoist book Liezi, which uses his honorific name Liezi (Chinese: 列子; pinyin: Lièzǐ; Wade–Giles: Lieh4-tzŭ3; lit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lie Yukou has received more than 66,572 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lie Yukou is the 717th most popular philosopher, the 578th most popular biography from China and the 31st most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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  • 15

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  • 1.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Lie Yukou ranks 717 out of 1,267Before him are Asclepigenia, Nikolai Amosov, Clitomachus, Aedesia, Arnold Ruge, and Fulbert of Chartres. After him are Gilbert Ryle, David the Invincible, John Cantius, Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, Anton Wilhelm Amo, and Émile Boutroux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 449 BC, Lie Yukou ranks 1 Among people deceased in 500 BC, Lie Yukou ranks 31Before him are Scylax of Caryanda, Eurybiades, Artabazos I of Phrygia, Democedes, Artystone, and Artaphernes. After him are Titus Lartius, Agoracritus, Aristodemus of Cumae, Theagenes of Thasos, Praxilla, and Douris.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lie Yukou ranks 578 out of 1,610Before him are Go Seigen (1914), Li Siyuan (867), Octar (350), Man Chong (209), Liang Kai (1200), and Wen Zhengming (1470). After him are Li Hongzhi (1951), Fang Xuanling (578), Li Shangyin (813), Zhang Wentian (1900), Bada Shanren (1626), and Consort Ban (-48).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Lie Yukou ranks 31Before him are Hu Shih (1891), Marpa Lotsawa (1012), Yang Xiong (-53), Cheng Yi (1033), Wang Bi (226), and Zhang Zai (1020). After him are Li Zhi (1527), Wang Fuzhi (1619), Liu Yuxi (772), Cheng Hao (1032), Tan Sitong (1865), and Tao Hongjing (456).