WRITER

Lin Yutang

1895 - 1976

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Lin Yutang (10 October 1895 – 26 March 1976) was a Chinese inventor, linguist, novelist, philosopher, and translator. He had an informal style in both Chinese and English, and he made compilations and translations of the Chinese classics into English. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lin Yutang has received more than 442,443 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Lin Yutang is the 1,331st most popular writer (down from 1,113th in 2019), the 381st most popular biography from China (down from 304th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Chinese Writer.

Lin Yutang is a Chinese writer and philosopher. He is most famous for his book The Wisdom of Confucius, which is one of the most influential books on the philosophy of Confucianism.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

La importancia de vivir
Psychology
1994
Wisdom of India
1955
Between Tears and Laughter
2005
The Importance of Living
1991
Una Hoja en la Tormenta
1989

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lin Yutang ranks 1,331 out of 7,302. Before him are Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Blaise de Vigenère, Odo of Cluny, Artemidorus, Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, and Ivan Kotliarevsky. After him are Allan Pinkerton, Władysław Tarnowski, Catherine de Bourbon, Yan Fu, Callinus, and Christine Nöstlinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Lin Yutang ranks 77. Before him are Ferdinand Čatloš, Wilhelm Gustloff, Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, Vinoba Bhave, Jack Dempsey, and Walter Dornberger. After him are Kiril, Prince of Preslav, Paul Muni, Shote Galica, Kurt Schumacher, Henry de Montherlant, and Nedeljko Čabrinović. Among people deceased in 1976, Lin Yutang ranks 58. Before him are Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Carol Reed, Ivan Yakubovsky, Silvana Armenulić, Mitsuo Fuchida, and Michael Polanyi. After him are Lee J. Cobb, Mikhail Gurevich, Arnold Gehlen, Walter Warlimont, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach, and Abdul Razak Hussein.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lin Yutang ranks 381 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (867), Guo Xi (1020), Taiichi Ohno (1912), Gengshi Emperor (null), Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761), and Su Song (1020). After him are Zhuge Zhan (227), Emperor Zhi of Han (138), Yan Fu (1854), Prince Gong (1833), Linji Yixuan (850), and Zhang Zhongjing (150).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Lin Yutang ranks 28. Before him are Pu Songling (1640), Shi Nai'an (1296), Lao She (1899), Meng Haoran (690), Lu Yu (733), and Bei Dao (1949). After him are Yan Fu (1854), Sima Xiangru (-179), Liang Qichao (1873), Qiu Jin (1875), Du Mu (803), and Qiu Chuji (1148).

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