WRITER

Shen Yue

441 - 513

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Shen Yue (traditional Chinese: 沈約; simplified Chinese: 沈约; 441 – 1 May 513), courtesy name Xiuwen (休文), was a Chinese historian, music theorist, poet, and politician born in Huzhou, Zhejiang. He served emperors under the Liu Song dynasty, the Southern Qi dynasty (see Yongming poetry), and the Liang dynasty of Southern Dynasties era. He was a prominent scholar of the Liang dynasty and the author of the Book of Song, an historical work covering the history of the previous Liu Song dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shen Yue has received more than 99,127 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Shen Yue is the 1,704th most popular writer (up from 1,829th in 2019), the 506th most popular biography from China (down from 500th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 99k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Shen Yue ranks 1,704 out of 7,302. Before him are John of Kronstadt, Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Aleksa Šantić, Maximus the Greek, Jean Bodel, and Jean-Baptiste Rousseau. After him are Táhirih, Sheridan Le Fanu, Boris Akunin, Bernard Malamud, Kateb Yacine, and Mao Dun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 441, Shen Yue ranks 1. After him is Placidia. Among people deceased in 513, Shen Yue ranks 1. 

Others Born in 441

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    Shen Yue

    WRITER

    441 - 513

    HPI: 63.33

    Rank: 1

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    Placidia

    COMPANION

    441 - 484

    HPI: 59.43

    Rank: 2

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Others Deceased in 513

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    Shen Yue

    WRITER

    441 - 513

    HPI: 63.33

    Rank: 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Shen Yue ranks 506 out of 1,610. Before him are Yao Wenyuan (1931), Zuo Zongtang (1812), T. V. Soong (1894), Dong Qichang (1555), Zhang Xun (1854), and Sun Simiao (581). After him are Zhang Chunqiao (1917), Mao Dun (1896), Cao Kun (1862), Zhu Yujian (1602), Chen Kaige (1952), and Gan Ying (100).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Shen Yue ranks 45. Before him are Liu Cixin (1963), Eileen Chang (1920), Li He (790), Liu Zongyuan (773), Ba Jin (1904), and Gampopa (1079). After him are Mao Dun (1896), Li Yu (1610), Xu Shen (58), Feng Menglong (1574), Ruan Ji (210), and Watchman Nee (1903).

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