WRITER

Ma Duanlin

1245 - 1322

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Ma Duanlin (simplified Chinese: 马端临; traditional Chinese: 馬端臨; pinyin: Mǎ Duānlín; Wade–Giles: Ma Tuanlin) (1245–1322) was a Chinese historical writer and encyclopaedist. In 1317, during the Yuan Dynasty, he published the comprehensive Chinese encyclopedia Wenxian Tongkao in 348 volumes. He was born to the family of Southern Song Minister of the East Ma Tingluan, who had an extensive collection of historical documents. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ma Duanlin has received more than 26,918 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ma Duanlin is the 4,209th most popular writer (down from 3,894th in 2019), the 849th most popular biography from China (down from 778th in 2019) and the 96th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 27k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Ethnographie des peuples étrangers à la Chine
Description and travel, Historical geography, Ethnology
1876
Wen xian tong kao
Chinese Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Ethnology, Geography
1876
Wen xian tong kao xiang jie
Commerce, Markets, History
1875
Wen xian tong kao jing ji kao
Imprints
1985
Ma shi wen xian tong kao
History
1901
Nanzhao
1989

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ma Duanlin ranks 4,209 out of 7,302. Before him are Hélène Berr, Isidore Isou, Daniela Hodrová, Masuji Ibuse, Rafik Schami, and Walter Map. After him are Mary Seacole, Justinas Marcinkevičius, Léon Damas, Catherine Millet, David Allen, and Carl Sternheim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1245, Ma Duanlin ranks 8. Before him are Kunigunda of Halych, Roger of Lauria, Adam de la Halle, Nicholas of Tolentino, Al-Adil Kitbugha, and Edmund Crouchback.  Among people deceased in 1322, Ma Duanlin ranks 13. Before him are Theodore Svetoslav of Bulgaria, Matteo I Visconti, Nasr of Granada, Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, Stefan Konstantin, and Marie of Lusignan, Queen of Aragon. After him is Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster.

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In China

Among people born in China, Ma Duanlin ranks 849 out of 1,610. Before him are Wang Shu (1963), Ma Zhongying (1910), Yu Zhengsheng (1945), Carina Lau (1965), Song Renqiong (1909), and Yan Lianke (1958). After him are Yu Rongguang (1958), Liu Yandong (1945), Hwang Sok-yong (1943), Yu Dafu (1896), P. C. Chang (1892), and Huang Fu (1883).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Ma Duanlin ranks 96. Before him are Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Zhou Zuoren (1885), Cui Hao (704), Taranatha (1575), Katherine Paterson (1932), and Yan Lianke (1958). After him are Hwang Sok-yong (1943), Yu Dafu (1896), Chen Zi'ang (661), Mervyn Peake (1911), Dai Sijie (1954), and Wen Yiduo (1899).

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