PHILOSOPHER

Tao Hongjing

456 - 536

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Tao Hongjing (456–536), courtesy name Tongming, was a Chinese alchemist, astronomer, calligrapher, military general, musician, physician, and pharmacologist during the Northern and Southern dynasties (420–589). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tao Hongjing has received more than 57,024 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tao Hongjing is the 864th most popular philosopher (down from 808th in 2019), the 691st most popular biography from China (down from 620th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 57k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Tao Hongjing ranks 864 out of 1,267. Before him are Arethas of Caesarea, Perry Anderson, Domingo de Soto, Emer de Vattel, Pierre Daniel Huet, and William Paley. After him are André Glucksmann, Bahya ibn Paquda, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Lubna of Córdoba, Sarah Kofman, and Lanza del Vasto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 456, Tao Hongjing ranks 2. Before him is Severus of Antioch.  Among people deceased in 536, Tao Hongjing ranks 4. Before him are Pope Agapetus I, Theodahad, and Emperor Ankan. After him is Mundus.

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In China

Among people born in China, Tao Hongjing ranks 691 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhang Guotao (1897), Xin Qiji (1140), Xu Wei (1521), Lu Ji (261), Sogyal Rinpoche (1947), and Guo Pu (276). After him are Xu Beihong (1895), James Tien (1942), Zhang Daqian (1899), Tang Xianzu (1550), Fan Bingbing (1981), and Sam Hui (1948).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Tao Hongjing ranks 37. Before him are Lie Yukou (-449), Li Zhi (1527), Wang Fuzhi (1619), Liu Yuxi (772), Cheng Hao (1032), and Tan Sitong (1865). After him are Feng Youlan (1895), Huang Zongxi (1610), Wei Yuan (1794), Zhang Binglin (1868), Derek Parfit (1942), and P. C. Chang (1892).

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