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WRITER

Yuan Mei

1716 - 1798

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Yuan Mei (Chinese: 袁枚; pinyin: Yuán Méi; 1716–1797) was a Chinese poet of the Qing Dynasty. He was often mentioned with Ji Yun as the "Nan Yuan Bei Ji" (Chinese: 南袁北紀; pinyin: nányuán běijì; lit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yuan Mei has received more than 76,960 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Yuan Mei is the 2,760th most popular writer (down from 2,537th in 2019), the 656th most popular biography from China (down from 584th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 77k

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  • 52.37

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yuan Mei ranks 2,760 out of 5,755Before him are Krishna Sobti, Julius Pomponius Laetus, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths, Jeff Lindsay, Paul Gallico, and Luis Cernuda. After him are L. Sprague de Camp, Thomas of Britain, Kamo no Chōmei, Ludwig Rellstab, Cassandra Clare, and Erich Fried.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1716, Yuan Mei ranks 12Before him are Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia, Joseph-Marie Vien, Thomas Gray, Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, Antonio de Ulloa, and Pehr Kalm. After him are Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, Otto von Münchhausen, Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, Capability Brown, and Jean François de Saint-Lambert. Among people deceased in 1798, Yuan Mei ranks 19Before him are Tarrare, Gaetano Pugnani, Johann Reinhold Forster, François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, Christian Cannabich, and Antoine de Chézy. After him are Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda, John Fitch, Wolfe Tone, James Wilson, George Read, and Thomas Pennant.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yuan Mei ranks 656 out of 1,392Before him are Chen Boda (1904), Wang Fuzhi (1619), Tang Xianzu (1550), Sogyal Rinpoche (1947), Ehmetjan Qasim (1914), and Huang Tingjian (1045). After him are François Cheng (1929), Wang Bo (650), Ma Huateng (1971), Zhang Zhidong (1837), Zhang Daqian (1899), and Liu Yuxi (772).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Yuan Mei ranks 67Before him are Yuan Zhen (779), Xu Zhimo (1897), Guan Hanqing (1210), Zhou Daguan (1266), Tang Xianzu (1550), and Sogyal Rinpoche (1947). After him are François Cheng (1929), Wang Bo (650), Longchenpa (1308), Yang Jiang (1911), Gu Yanwu (1613), and Qian Zhongshu (1910).