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Watchman Nee

1903 - 1972

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Watchman Nee, Ni Tuosheng, or Nee T'o-sheng (Chinese: 倪柝聲; pinyin: Ní Tuòshēng; November 4, 1903 – May 30, 1972), was a Chinese church leader and Christian teacher who worked in China during the 20th century. His evangelism was influenced by the Plymouth Brethren. In 1922, he initiated church meetings in Fuzhou, Fujian province, that may be considered the beginning of the local churches. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Watchman Nee has received more than 841,530 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Watchman Nee is the 1,622nd most popular writer (down from 1,579th in 2019), the 469th most popular biography from China (down from 431st in 2019) and the 41st most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 840k

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  • 56.87

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Watchman Nee ranks 1,622 out of 5,755Before him are David Ogilvy, Barbara Cartland, Tanya Savicheva, Olaus Petri, Raul Hilberg, and Archestratus. After him are Mikhail Zoshchenko, Jane Jacobs, Xenophon of Ephesus, Lajos Zilahy, Juan Donoso Cortés, and Lady Randolph Churchill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Watchman Nee ranks 90Before him are Prince Nicholas of Romania, Walker Evans, Heinz Reinefarth, Yisrael Kristal, Gregor Piatigorsky, and Henry Corbin. After him are Florence Owens Thompson, Charlotte Perriand, Kim Chaek, Otto Abetz, Anny Ondra, and Georges Politzer. Among people deceased in 1972, Watchman Nee ranks 59Before him are Ghassan Kanafani, Eugène Tisserant, Harlow Shapley, Matvei Zakharov, Stephen Timoshenko, and Lester B. Pearson. After him are Prescott Bush, Jules Romains, C. Rajagopalachari, George Sanders, Chen Yi, and William Dieterle.

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In China

Among people born in China, Watchman Nee ranks 469 out of 1,392Before him are Xu Shen (58), 7th Dalai Lama (1708), Zuo Zongtang (1812), Zhuge Dan (200), Hu Shih (1891), and Zhu Yujian (1602). After him are Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123), Zhang Jinghui (1871), Shaohao (null), Lu You (1125), Mao Dun (1896), and Wellington Koo (1888).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Watchman Nee ranks 41Before him are Li Qingzhao (1084), Qiu Chuji (1148), Li Yu (1610), Liu Zongyuan (773), Yan Fu (1854), and Xu Shen (58). After him are Lu You (1125), Mao Dun (1896), Liu Cixin (1963), Eileen Chang (1920), Shen Yue (441), and Ruan Ji (210).