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Ruan Ji

210 - 263

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Ruan Ji (Chinese: 阮籍; pinyin: Ruǎn Jí; Wade–Giles: Juan Chi; 210–263), courtesy name Sizong (Chinese: 嗣宗; pinyin: Sìzōng), was a Chinese musician and poet who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. The guqin melody Jiukuang (酒狂 "Drunken Ecstasy", or "Wine Mad") is believed to have been composed by him. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruan Ji has received more than 71,854 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ruan Ji is the 1,877th most popular writer (down from 1,786th in 2019), the 509th most popular biography from China (down from 473rd in 2019) and the 47th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 72k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ruan Ji ranks 1,877 out of 5,755. Before him are Vasile Alecsandri, Louis-Sébastien Mercier, Oliver Goldsmith, Jacint Verdaguer, Hirokazu Kanazawa, and Mukaghali Makatayev. After him are Ibn al-Farid, Jón Arason, John Tzetzes, John of Ruusbroec, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, and Augustin Barruel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 210, Ruan Ji ranks 7. Before him are Claudius Gothicus, Denis, Christina of Bolsena, Emperor Ōjin, Herennia Etruscilla, and Dexippus. After him is Julius Saturninus. Among people deceased in 263, Ruan Ji ranks 1. 

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In China

Among people born in China, Ruan Ji ranks 509 out of 1,392. Before him are Zhang Juzheng (1525), Lo Wei (1918), Bai Chongxi (1893), Dong Qichang (1555), Liu Penzi (11), and Guo Shoujing (1231). After him are Song Jiaoren (1882), Man Chong (209), Yi Xing (683), Zhou Yongkang (1942), Cheng Yi (1033), and Liang Kai (1200).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Ruan Ji ranks 47. Before him are Watchman Nee (1903), Lu You (1125), Mao Dun (1896), Liu Cixin (1963), Eileen Chang (1920), and Shen Yue (441). After him are Fan Zhongyan (989), Ji Kang (223), Feng Menglong (1574), Ding Ling (1904), Li He (790), and Ai Qing (1910).

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