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PHILOSOPHER

Shen Buhai

385 BC - 337 BC

Shen Buhai

Shen Buhai (Chinese: 申不害; c. 400 BC – c. 337 BC) was a Chinese essayist, philosopher, and politician. The Shiji records that he served as Chancellor of the Han state under Marquis Zhao of Han for fifteen years, from 351 BC or 354 to his supposed death in 337 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shen Buhai has received more than 120,704 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Shen Buhai is the 609th most popular philosopher (up from 644th in 2019), the 486th most popular biography from China (up from 488th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

120k
Page Views (PV)
56.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
4.05
Effective Languages (L*)
2.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Shen Buhai ranks 609 out of 1,081. Before him are Yves Bonnefoy, John Austin, Aeschines of Sphettus, David Hartley, Polemon, and R. G. Collingwood. After him are Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Cristoforo Landino, Abraham Isaac Kook, Diogenes of Oenoanda, Maximus Planudes, and Georges Politzer.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Yves Bonnefoy
1923 - 2016
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 603
John Austin
1790 - 1859
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 604
Aeschines of Sphettus
430 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 605
David Hartley
1705 - 1757
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 606
Polemon
400 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 607
R. G. Collingwood
1889 - 1943
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 608
Shen Buhai
385 BC - 337 BC
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 609
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1623 - 1673
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 610
Cristoforo Landino
1424 - 1498
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 611
Abraham Isaac Kook
1865 - 1935
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 612
Diogenes of Oenoanda
200 - 200
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 613
Maximus Planudes
1260 - 1305
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 614
Georges Politzer
1903 - 1942
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 615

Contemporaries

Among people born in 385 BC, Shen Buhai ranks 2. Before him is Heraclides Ponticus. After him is Mazaeus. Among people deceased in 337 BC, Shen Buhai ranks 2. Before him is Timoleon. After him is Ariobarzanes II of Cius.