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Lin Yutang

1895 - 1976

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Lin Yutang (Chinese: 林語堂; October 10, 1895 – March 26, 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 classic Chinese texts into English. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lin Yutang has received more than 434,961 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Lin Yutang is the 1,115th most popular writer (up from 1,182nd in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from China (up from 320th in 2019) and the 21st 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.

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  • 430k

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  • 60.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lin Yutang ranks 1,115 out of 5,755. Before him are Virginia Henderson, Dionysius Thrax, B. H. Liddell Hart, Ephraim Kishon, Michael Connelly, and Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak. After him are Rudolf von Sebottendorf, Meng Haoran, Joan Fuster, Gaius Asinius Pollio, Assia Djebar, and Hrotsvitha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Lin Yutang ranks 73. Before him are Lewis Milestone, Robert Graves, Marcel Pagnol, Wilhelm Gustloff, B. H. Liddell Hart, and Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski. After him are Walter Dornberger, Jean Giono, Kiril, Prince of Preslav, Jack Dempsey, Shote Galica, and Clara Haskil. Among people deceased in 1976, Lin Yutang ranks 47. Before him are Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, Silvana Armenulić, Paul Lazarsfeld, Eileen Gray, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Yonatan Netanyahu. After him are George Ostrogorsky, João Goulart, Tove Ditlevsen, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, George Whipple, and Ivan Yakubovsky.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lin Yutang ranks 305 out of 1,392. Before him are Ge Hong (284), Marquis of Haihun (-92), Lao She (1899), Emperor Lizong (1205), Emperor Xiaozong of Song (1127), and Dian Wei (150). After him are Meng Haoran (690), Princess Taiping (665), Dong Biwu (1886), He Jin (135), Ouyang Xiu (1007), and Chen Shou (233).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Lin Yutang ranks 21. Before him are Zhang Sanfeng (1200), Ban Gu (32), Cao Xueqin (1724), Tao Yuanming (365), Cai Yan (177), and Lao She (1899). After him are Meng Haoran (690), Ouyang Xiu (1007), Pu Songling (1640), Shi Nai'an (1296), Lu Yu (733), and Liang Qichao (1873).

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