PHILOSOPHER

Liu Bowen

1311 - 1375

Liu Bowen

Liu Ji (1 July 1311 – 16 May 1375), courtesy name Bowen, better known as Liu Bowen, was a Chinese military strategist, philosopher, and politician who lived in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. He was born in Qingtian County (present-day Wencheng County, Lishui, Zhejiang). He served as a key advisor to Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty, in the latter's struggle to overthrow the Yuan dynasty and unify China proper under his rule. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liu Bowen has received more than 187,323 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Liu Bowen is the 561st most popular philosopher (down from 509th in 2019), the 438th most popular biography from China (down from 393rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

190k
Page Views (PV)
58.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.00
Effective Languages (L*)
2.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Liu Bowen ranks 561 out of 1,267. Before him are Al-Shahrastani, Eric Voegelin, Nicos Poulantzas, Manuel Chrysoloras, Silvia Federici, and John Austin. After him are Tom Regan, Daisaku Ikeda, Zoilus, Bion of Borysthenes, Alan Watts, and Bernardino Telesio.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Al-Shahrastani
1086 - 1153
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 555
Eric Voegelin
1901 - 1985
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 556
Nicos Poulantzas
1936 - 1979
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 557
Manuel Chrysoloras
1355 - 1415
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 558
Silvia Federici
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 559
John Austin
1790 - 1859
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 560
Liu Bowen
1311 - 1375
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 561
Tom Regan
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 562
Daisaku Ikeda
1928 - 2023
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 563
Zoilus
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 564
Bion of Borysthenes
325 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 565
Alan Watts
1915 - 1973
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 566
Bernardino Telesio
1509 - 1588
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 567

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1311, Liu Bowen ranks 5. Before him are Alfonso XI of Castile, Joan II of Navarre, Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, and Peter I, Duke of Bourbon. Among people deceased in 1375, Liu Bowen ranks 5. Before him are Giovanni Boccaccio, Valdemar IV of Denmark, Philip, Duke of Orléans, and Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria. After him are Ibn al-Shatir, Eleanor of Sicily, Shuttarna II, John Henry, Margrave of Moravia, James IV of Majorca, Charles III, Count of Alençon, and Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scotland.

Others Born in 1311

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Alfonso XI of Castile
POLITICIAN
1311 - 1350
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 1
Joan II of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1311 - 1349
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 2
Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut
POLITICIAN
1311 - 1356
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 3
Peter I, Duke of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1311 - 1356
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 4
Liu Bowen
PHILOSOPHER
1311 - 1375
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 5

Others Deceased in 1375

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Giovanni Boccaccio
WRITER
1313 - 1375
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 1
Valdemar IV of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1320 - 1375
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 2
Philip, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1336 - 1375
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3
Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1319 - 1375
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 4
Liu Bowen
PHILOSOPHER
1311 - 1375
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 5
Ibn al-Shatir
MATHEMATICIAN
1304 - 1375
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 6
Eleanor of Sicily
COMPANION
1325 - 1375
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 7
Shuttarna II
POLITICIAN
1350 BC - 1375
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 8
John Henry, Margrave of Moravia
POLITICIAN
1322 - 1375
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 9
James IV of Majorca
POLITICIAN
1337 - 1375
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 10
Charles III, Count of Alençon
NOBLEMAN
1337 - 1375
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 11
Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scotland
COMPANION
1340 - 1375
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 12