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Xu Shen

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Xu Shen (c. 58 – c. 148 CE) was a Chinese calligrapher, philologist, politician, and writer of the Eastern Han dynasty (25–189 CE). During his own lifetime, Xu was recognized as a preeminent scholar of the Five Classics. He was the author of Shuowen Jiezi, which was the first comprehensive dictionary of Chinese characters, as well as the first to organize entries by radical. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xu Shen has received more than 79,025 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Xu Shen is the 1,584th most popular writer (up from 1,774th in 2019), the 463rd most popular biography from China (up from 470th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 79k

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  • 57.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Xu Shen ranks 1,584 out of 5,755Before him are Ono no Komachi, Marianne Weber, Clodia Pulchra, Jean-François Marmontel, Maximus the Greek, and Jacopo Sannazaro. After him are Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Mateo Alemán, Pacuvius, Walter Tevis, and Semonides of Amorgos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 58, Xu Shen ranks 1 Among people deceased in 147, Xu Shen ranks 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Xu Shen ranks 463 out of 1,392Before him are Zhang Daoling (34), Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür (1342), Yan Fu (1854), Yan Xishan (1883), Tang Yin (1470), and Bogd Khan (1869). After him are 7th Dalai Lama (1708), Zuo Zongtang (1812), Zhuge Dan (200), Hu Shih (1891), Zhu Yujian (1602), and Watchman Nee (1903).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Xu Shen ranks 40Before him are Gampopa (1079), Li Qingzhao (1084), Qiu Chuji (1148), Li Yu (1610), Liu Zongyuan (773), and Yan Fu (1854). After him are Watchman Nee (1903), Lu You (1125), Mao Dun (1896), Liu Cixin (1963), Eileen Chang (1920), and Shen Yue (441).