WRITER

Ouyang Xiu

1007 - 1072

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Ouyang Xiu (Chinese: 歐陽脩; pinyin: Ōuyáng Xiū; Wade–Giles: Ou-Yang Hsiu; 1007 – 1072 CE), courtesy name Yongshu, also known by his art names Zuiweng (醉翁) and Liu Yi Jushi (六一居士), was a Chinese historian, calligrapher, epigrapher, essayist, poet, and politician of the Song dynasty. He was a renowned writer among his contemporaries and is considered the central figure of the Eight Masters of the Tang and Song. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ouyang Xiu has received more than 152,463 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Ouyang Xiu is the 936th most popular writer (up from 1,126th in 2019), the 259th most popular biography from China (up from 309th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Ouyang Yongshu ji
1936
Liuyi ci
1973
Liuyijushi shi hua
Chinese poetry, History and criticism
1921
Xin Tang shu
China, China. Lu jun, Civil service
1932
Ouyang Xiu quan ji
1963
Wu dai shi
Biography, China, Five dynasties, 907-960
1888

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ouyang Xiu ranks 936 out of 7,302. Before him are W. G. Sebald, Aimé Césaire, Thomas Pynchon, Jean de La Bruyère, Mirza Fatali Akhundov, and Lafcadio Hearn. After him are Joyce Carol Oates, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Leconte de Lisle, Rustichello da Pisa, Nellie Bly, and James Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1007, Ouyang Xiu ranks 3. Before him are Isaac I Komnenos, and Peter Damian. After him are Hugh Magnus, and Giselbert of Luxembourg. Among people deceased in 1072, Ouyang Xiu ranks 5. Before him are Alp Arslan, Romanos IV Diogenes, Sancho II of Castile and León, and Peter Damian. After him are Antipope Honorius II, Al-Qushayri, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Adalbert of Hamburg, Ordulf, Duke of Saxony, Asadi Tusi, and Ali Hujwiri.

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In China

Among people born in China, Ouyang Xiu ranks 259 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhao Bing (1271), Zhang He (167), Cao Zhi (192), Benedict Anderson (1936), Emperor Huan of Han (132), and Cao Ren (168). After him are Wang Chong (27), Ei-ichi Negishi (1935), Guo Jia (170), Zaifeng, Prince Chun (1883), Lu Su (172), and Emperor Hui of Jin (259).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Ouyang Xiu ranks 20. Before him are Kang Youwei (1858), Cao Xueqin (1724), Tao Yuanming (365), Jin Yong (1924), Ban Gu (32), and Zhang Sanfeng (1200). After him are Cai Yan (177), Pu Songling (1640), Shi Nai'an (1296), Lao She (1899), Meng Haoran (690), and Lu Yu (733).

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