WRITER

Yuan Zhen

779 - 831

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Yuan Zhen (Chinese: 元稹; Wade–Giles: Yüan Chen; 779 – September 2, 831), courtesy name Weizhi (微之), was a Chinese novelist, poet, and politician of the middle Tang dynasty. In prose literature, Yuan Zhen is particularly known for his work Yingying's Biography, which has often been adapted for other treatments, including operatic and musical ones. In poetry, he is remembered for the inclusion of some of his poems by popular anthologies, his verses on exotic topics (such as the former Liangzhou), and for being part of the group of "New Yuefu" poets, which often used poetry as a form of expression and protest, but one potentially subtle enough to avoid the likely repercussions of more direct criticism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yuan Zhen has received more than 66,409 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Yuan Zhen is the 2,011th most popular writer (up from 2,553rd in 2019), the 565th most popular biography from China (up from 623rd in 2019) and the 54th most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 66k

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  • 56.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yuan Zhen ranks 2,011 out of 7,302. Before him are Horacio Quiroga, Saki, Caterina Albert, Izabela Czartoryska, S. Ansky, and Christopher Isherwood. After him are Rudolf Rocker, Telesilla, Julien Gracq, Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, Matthieu Ricard, and Sophron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 779, Yuan Zhen ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 831, Yuan Zhen ranks 3. Before him are Zubaidah bint Ja`far, and Omurtag of Bulgaria. After him is Obelerio degli Antenori.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yuan Zhen ranks 565 out of 1,610. Before him are Fan Zhongyan (989), Ngawang Namgyal (1594), Zhong Yao (151), Shen Zhou (1427), Ji Kang (223), and Wang Qishan (1948). After him are Shiing-Shen Chern (1911), Joan Chen (1961), Xia Gui (1195), Yun Shouping (1633), Huang Xing (1874), and Xu Shichang (1855).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Yuan Zhen ranks 54. Before him are Xu Shen (58), Feng Menglong (1574), Ruan Ji (210), Watchman Nee (1903), Fan Zhongyan (989), and Ji Kang (223). After him are Li Shangyin (813), Consort Ban (-48), Cao Yu (1910), Ding Ling (1904), Xue Tao (768), and Zhou Daguan (1266).

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