WRITER

Xue Tao

768 - Today

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Xue Tao (simplified Chinese: 薛涛; traditional Chinese: 薛濤; pinyin: Xuē Tāo; Wade–Giles: Hsüeh Tʻao, c. 770–832), courtesy name Hongdu (洪度/宏度) was a courtesan and poet during the Tang dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xue Tao has received more than 50,498 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Xue Tao is the 2,322nd most popular writer, the 621st most popular biography from China and the 60th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 50k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Xue Tao ranks 2,322 out of 7,302Before her are Wanda Wasilewska, Fujiwara no Teika, Kerstin Ekman, Vasko Popa, Sergei Nilus, and Nguyễn Du. After her are Zabel Yesayan, Leah Goldberg, Emma Jung, Armin T. Wegner, Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, and Marie Under.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 768, Xue Tao ranks 2Before her is Han Yu.

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In China

Among people born in China, Xue Tao ranks 621 out of 1,610Before her are Ding Ling (1904), Liu Bocheng (1892), Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (1910), Ma Bufang (1903), Sengcan (529), and Roy Chiao (1927). After her are Pan Yuliang (1895), Liu Yongfu (1837), Liu Penzi (11), Pei Songzhi (372), Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei (483), and Konstantin Rodzaevsky (1907).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Xue Tao ranks 60Before her are Yuan Zhen (779), Li Shangyin (813), Consort Ban (-48), Erin Hunter (null), Cao Yu (1910), and Ding Ling (1904). After her are Zhou Daguan (1266), Ai Qing (1910), Guan Hanqing (1210), Yuan Mei (1716), Xu Zhimo (1897), and Jung Chang (1952).