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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 91,803 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Shen Yue is the 1,833rd most popular writer (down from 1,724th in 2019), the 501st most popular biography from China (down from 464th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 92k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Shen Yue ranks 1,833 out of 5,755. Before him are Maria Shriver, Eino Leino, Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis, Surdas, Miklós Nyiszli, and Karin Boye. After him are Adam Oehlenschläger, Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière, Alberto Manguel, Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Eugenio Barba, and Jacques Cazotte.

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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. 

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In China

Among people born in China, Shen Yue ranks 501 out of 1,392. Before him are Li Cunxu (885), Deng Yingchao (1904), Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), Rinchinbal Khan (1326), Zhang Xun (1854), and Chen Kaige (1952). After him are Emperor Xiaowu of Jin (362), Zhang Juzheng (1525), Lo Wei (1918), Bai Chongxi (1893), Dong Qichang (1555), and Liu Penzi (11).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Shen Yue ranks 46. Before him are Xu Shen (58), Watchman Nee (1903), Lu You (1125), Mao Dun (1896), Liu Cixin (1963), and Eileen Chang (1920). After him are Ruan Ji (210), Fan Zhongyan (989), Ji Kang (223), Feng Menglong (1574), Ding Ling (1904), and Li He (790).

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