PHILOSOPHER

Liu Yuxi

772 - 842

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Liu Yuxi (Wade-Giles: Liu Yü-hsi; Chinese: 劉禹錫; pinyin: Liú Yǔxī, Liú Yǔxí; 772–842) was a Chinese essayist, philosopher, and poet active during the Tang dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liu Yuxi has received more than 69,858 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Liu Yuxi is the 816th most popular philosopher (up from 863rd in 2019), the 658th most popular biography from China (up from 661st in 2019) and the 34th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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  • 70k

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  • 54.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Liu Yuxi ranks 816 out of 1,267. Before him are Hecataeus of Abdera, Jakob Friedrich Fries, Konstantin Leontiev, Michael Baius, Jakob Lorber, and Gautama Maharishi. After him are Kazimierz Twardowski, Yajnavalkya, Anandamayi Ma, Cheng Hao, Nemesius, and Karl Vogt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 772, Liu Yuxi ranks 4. Before him are Bai Juyi, Charles the Younger, and Wala of Corbie.  Among people deceased in 842, Liu Yuxi ranks 6. Before him are Theophilos, Al-Mu'tasim, Alfonso II of Asturias, Emperor Saga, and Langdarma.

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In China

Among people born in China, Liu Yuxi ranks 658 out of 1,610. Before him are Wang Huning (1955), Li Bingbing (1973), Jimmy Wang Yu (1943), Empress Wang (-8), Eric Liddell (1902), and Cai Yuanpei (1868). After him are Huang Tingjian (1045), Cheng Hao (1032), Zhang Zhidong (1837), Fritz-Julius Lemp (1913), Ho Feng-Shan (1901), and Sima Tan (-165).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Liu Yuxi ranks 34. Before him are Cheng Yi (1033), Wang Bi (226), Zhang Zai (1020), Lie Yukou (-449), Li Zhi (1527), and Wang Fuzhi (1619). After him are Cheng Hao (1032), Tan Sitong (1865), Tao Hongjing (456), Feng Youlan (1895), Huang Zongxi (1610), and Wei Yuan (1794).

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