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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 He was born to the family of Southern Song Minister of the East Ma Tingluan, who had an extensive collection of historical documents.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 24,756 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ma Duanlin is the 3,907th most popular writer, the 781st most popular biography from China and the 88th most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 25k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ma Duanlin ranks 3,907 out of 5,755Before him are Mahadev Desai, Francisco Balagtas, Thaddeus Bulgarin, Johann Most, Paavo Haavikko, and Leigh Brackett. After him are Palaephatus, Peter Andreas Heiberg, Taylor Caldwell, Katherine Paterson, Deon Meyer, and Manuel Machado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1245, Ma Duanlin ranks 7Before him are Philip III of France, Kunigunda of Halych, Adam de la Halle, Nicholas of Tolentino, Roger of Lauria, and Edmund Crouchback.  Among people deceased in 1322, Ma Duanlin ranks 11Before him are Beatrice of Silesia, Louis I, Count of Nevers, Theodore Svetoslav of Bulgaria, Matteo I Visconti, Marie of Lusignan, Queen of Aragon, and Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster. After him is Stefan Konstantin.

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In China

Among people born in China, Ma Duanlin ranks 781 out of 1,392Before him are Zhuang Zedong (1940), Luo Ruiqing (1906), Hu Zhengyan (1584), Jia Qinglin (1940), Lou Tseng-Tsiang (1871), and Chloé Zhao (1982). After him are Katherine Paterson (1932), Liu Yandong (1945), Carina Lau (1965), Wu Jingzi (1701), Zhou Fohai (1897), and Hau Pei-tsun (1919).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Ma Duanlin ranks 88Before him are Song Yu (-298), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Zhou Zuoren (1885), Sanmao (1943), Xiao Hong (1911), and Yu Hua (1960). After him are Katherine Paterson (1932), Wu Jingzi (1701), Chen Zi'ang (661), Taranatha (1575), Yan Lianke (1958), and Yu Dafu (1896).