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Yan Liben

600 - 673

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Yan Liben (Chinese: 閻立本; pinyin: Yán Lìběn; Wade–Giles: Yen Li-pen) (c. 600 – 14 November 673), formally Baron Wenzhen of Boling (博陵文貞男), was a Chinese architect, painter, and politician during the early Tang dynasty. His most famous work, possibly the only genuine survival, is the Thirteen Emperors Scroll. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yan Liben has received more than 107,291 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Yan Liben is the 245th most popular architect (down from 203rd in 2019), the 644th most popular biography from China (down from 536th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Architect.

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  • 54.56

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Yan Liben ranks 245 out of 518Before him are Imre Steindl, Cedric Gibbons, Hermann Muthesius, Antonio da Sangallo the Elder, Pieter Post, and Nicodemus Tessin the Elder. After him are Gae Aulenti, Giovanni Giocondo, Kevin A. Lynch, Max Fabiani, Josef Frank, and William Kent.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Yan Liben ranks 44Before him are Walthari, Chandrakirti, David the Invincible, Cunimund, Judoc, and Emmeram of Regensburg. After him are Bhāskara I, Audomar, Justus, Miro, Chram, and Khosrow III. Among people deceased in 673, Yan Liben ranks 4Before him are Sa'id bin Zayd, Gim Yu-sin, and Chlothar III. After him are Fayruz al-Daylami, and Ecgberht of Kent.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yan Liben ranks 644 out of 1,610Before him are Li Kui (-500), Han Zheng (1954), Qin Jiushao (1201), Zhu of Xia (null), Gan Ji (101), and Yuan Longping (1930). After him are Ma Huan (1380), Bo Gu (1907), Peng Zhen (1902), Yuan Mei (1716), Xu Zhimo (1897), and Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei (392).

Among ARCHITECTS In China

Among architects born in China, Yan Liben ranks 2Before him are I. M. Pei (1917). After him are Lin Huiyin (1904), and Wang Shu (1963).