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Lin Shu

1852 - 1924

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Lin Shu (Chinese: 林紓, November 8, 1852 – October 9, 1924; courtesy name Qinnan (琴南) was a Chinese man of letters, especially for introducing Western literature to a whole generation of Chinese readers, despite his ignorance of any foreign languages. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lin Shu has received more than 52,283 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lin Shu is the 4,886th most popular writer (down from 4,193rd in 2019), the 847th most popular biography from China (down from 732nd in 2019) and the 105th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 52k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lin Shu ranks 4,886 out of 5,755. Before him are Vladimir Dudintsev, Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, John Hersey, José Santos Chocano, William Tenn, and Anna Enquist. After him are Federico Moccia, Tony Cliff, Kitamura Tokoku, Aleksey Pleshcheyev, Josip Jurčič, and Giovanni Arpino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1852, Lin Shu ranks 96. Before him are Theodore Robinson, Hans Huber, George Moore, Fulgence Bienvenüe, Curt von François, and Carl Chun. After him are James Dwight, Johan Ramstedt, Theo Heemskerk, Orest Khvolson, Daniel De Leon, and Henry van Dyke Jr.. Among people deceased in 1924, Lin Shu ranks 101. Before him are Ivan Evstratiev Geshov, Hugo von Seeliger, Stefan Toshev, Teodor Teodorov, William Hemsley, and Kazimieras Būga. After him are Vlastimil Tusar, Sándor Bródy, Lloyd Hildebrand, Maurice Prendergast, Corrado Segre, and Victor Herbert.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lin Shu ranks 847 out of 1,392. Before him are Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952), Liu Gang (1961), Wu Xueqian (1921), Hu Die (1908), Hui Liangyu (1944), and John Hersey (1914). After him are He Guoqiang (1943), Yitang Zhang (1955), Jia Zhangke (1970), Ilham Tohti (1969), Paul Yü Pin (1901), and Liang Guanglie (1940).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Lin Shu ranks 105. Before him are Wang Guowei (1877), Dai Sijie (1954), Zhu Ziqing (1898), Wang Meng (1934), Ingrid Noll (1935), and John Hersey (1914). After him are You Xie (1958), Fang Fang (1955), Ma Jian (1953), Liao Yiwu (1958), Ha Jin (1956), and Liu Xia (1961).

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