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Lin Huiyin

1904 - 1955

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Lin Huiyin (Chinese: 林徽因, born 林徽音; pinyin: Lín Huīyīn; 10 June 1904 – 1 April 1955; known as Phyllis Whei Yin Lin when studying in the United States) was a Chinese architect, writer, and poet. She is known to be the first female architect in modern China. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lin Huiyin has received more than 221,019 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Lin Huiyin is the 276th most popular architect (up from 292nd in 2019), the 704th most popular biography from China (down from 695th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Architect.

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  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Lin Huiyin ranks 276 out of 518. Before her are Bernardo Buontalenti, Salomon de Bray, Glenn Murcutt, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine, Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, and Sixto Durán Ballén. After her are Bogdan Bogdanović, Vlado Milunić, Marian Spychalski, Callinicus of Heliopolis, Libéral Bruant, and Ernst Ziller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Lin Huiyin ranks 148. Before her are Goffredo Petrassi, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Sergei Yutkevich, Pyotr Koshevoy, Aparicio Méndez, and William L. Shirer. After her are Emilio Recoba, Chen Boda, Joseph Schmidt, Heinrich von Brentano, Antoun Saadeh, and Armando Castellazzi. Among people deceased in 1955, Lin Huiyin ranks 84. Before her are Carl Milles, Ona Munson, Louis Charles Breguet, Hubert Cecil Booth, Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Ango Sakaguchi. After her are Arthur Bernardes, Tribhuvan of Nepal, Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia, Lloyd Bacon, Theodor Innitzer, and Isaak Dunayevsky.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lin Huiyin ranks 704 out of 1,610. Before her are King Hu (1932), Yao Ming (1980), Qu Qiubai (1899), Lien Chan (1936), Ma Huateng (1971), and Song Yingxing (1587). After her are Nie Rongzhen (1899), Gu Yanwu (1613), Wang Meng (1308), Cheung Po Tsai (1783), Chen Boda (1904), and Deng Sui (81).

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  • Photo of King Hu

    King Hu

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1932 - 1997

    HPI: 53.53

    Rank: 698

  • Photo of Yao Ming

    Yao Ming

    BASKETBALL PLAYER

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 53.51

    Rank: 699

  • Photo of Qu Qiubai

    Qu Qiubai

    POLITICIAN

    1899 - 1935

    HPI: 53.46

    Rank: 700

  • Photo of Lien Chan

    Lien Chan

    POLITICIAN

    1936 - Present

    HPI: 53.44

    Rank: 701

  • Photo of Ma Huateng

    Ma Huateng

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 53.40

    Rank: 702

  • Photo of Song Yingxing

    Song Yingxing

    WRITER

    1587 - 1666

    HPI: 53.38

    Rank: 703

  • Photo of Lin Huiyin

    Lin Huiyin

    ARCHITECT

    1904 - 1955

    HPI: 53.37

    Rank: 704

  • Photo of Nie Rongzhen

    Nie Rongzhen

    POLITICIAN

    1899 - 1992

    HPI: 53.36

    Rank: 705

  • Photo of Gu Yanwu

    Gu Yanwu

    WRITER

    1613 - 1682

    HPI: 53.33

    Rank: 706

  • Photo of Wang Meng

    Wang Meng

    PAINTER

    1308 - 1385

    HPI: 53.32

    Rank: 707

  • Photo of Cheung Po Tsai

    Cheung Po Tsai

    PIRATE

    1783 - 1822

    HPI: 53.31

    Rank: 708

  • Photo of Chen Boda

    Chen Boda

    POLITICIAN

    1904 - 1989

    HPI: 53.29

    Rank: 709

  • Photo of Deng Sui

    Deng Sui

    POLITICIAN

    81 - 121

    HPI: 53.29

    Rank: 710

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Among ARCHITECTS In China

Among architects born in China, Lin Huiyin ranks 3. Before her are I. M. Pei (1917), and Yan Liben (600). After her are Wang Shu (1963).

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