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WRITER

Qian Zhongshu

1910 - 1998

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Qian Zhongshu (November 21, 1910 – December 19, 1998), also transliterated as Ch'ien Chung-shu or Dzien Tsoong-su, was a renowned 20th century Chinese literary scholar and writer, known for his wit and erudition. He is best known for his satirical novel Fortress Besieged. His works of nonfiction are characterized by large amount of quotations in both Chinese and Western languages such as English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Latin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Qian Zhongshu has received more than 360,954 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Qian Zhongshu is the 3,058th most popular writer (up from 3,144th in 2019), the 687th most popular biography from China (down from 659th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Qian Zhongshu ranks 3,058 out of 5,755. Before him are Maksym Rylsky, Richard Hammond, Leone Ginzburg, Anselm Grün, Yevhen Hrebinka, and Charles Grandison Finney. After him are Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Jean-François Revel, Gunilla Bergström, Antonio Ghislanzoni, Jack Higgins, and Glen A. Larson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Qian Zhongshu ranks 147. Before him are Aleksandar Tirnanić, Armen Takhtajan, Bernard Voorhoof, Lothar Collatz, Jeanne Hersch, and Richard Conte. After him are Ennio Flaiano, Helene Mayer, José Lezama Lima, Ángel Sanz Briz, Karl Kling, and Ram Manohar Lohia. Among people deceased in 1998, Qian Zhongshu ranks 120. Before him are Olivier Gendebien, Yuri Artyukhin, Lia Manoliu, Hide, Haroun Tazieff, and Sani Abacha. After him are Jack Lord, Keisuke Kinoshita, Jean Leray, Mahbub ul Haq, Phil Hartman, and Hermann Prey.

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In China

Among people born in China, Qian Zhongshu ranks 687 out of 1,392. Before him are Li Lisan (1899), Yang Jiang (1911), Lien Chan (1936), Yuen Ren Chao (1892), Gu Yanwu (1613), and Li Bingbing (1973). After him are Bai Ling (1966), Ulanhu (1906), Wang Zhen (1909), Yao Ming (1980), Li Tang (1050), and Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama (1938).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Qian Zhongshu ranks 73. Before him are Yuan Mei (1716), François Cheng (1929), Wang Bo (650), Longchenpa (1308), Yang Jiang (1911), and Gu Yanwu (1613). After him are Guan Daosheng (1262), Song Yingxing (1587), Bing Xin (1900), Sakya Pandita (1182), Cui Hao (704), and Sima Tan (-165).

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