PHILOSOPHER

Sengzhao

384 - 414

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Sengzhao (or Seng-Chao) (Chinese: 僧肇; pinyin: Sēngzhào; Wade–Giles: Seng-chao; Japanese: 僧肇, Sōjō; 384–414) was a Chinese Buddhist philosopher from Later Qin. Born to a poor family in Jingzhao, he acquired literary skills, apparently including the capacity to read Pali, and became a scribe. This exposed him to a variety of uncommon documents. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sengzhao has received more than 50,293 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sengzhao is the 919th most popular philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 50k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Sengzhao ranks 919 out of 1,267. Before him are Antoun Saadeh, Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann, Theodor Gomperz, David Lewis, Peter Lamborn Wilson, and Jaimini. After him are Denis Pétau, Lars Gustafsson, Matthias Bel, Dirck Coornhert, František Tomášek, and Simón Rodríguez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 384, Sengzhao ranks 2. Before him is Honorius.  Among people deceased in 414, Sengzhao ranks 2. Before him is Nicetas of Remesiana.

Others Born in 384

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    Honorius

    POLITICIAN

    384 - 423

    HPI: 73.34

    Rank: 1

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    Sengzhao

    PHILOSOPHER

    384 - 414

    HPI: 52.69

    Rank: 2

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Others Deceased in 414

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