LINGUIST
Yuen Ren Chao
1892 - 1982
Yuen Ren Chao
Yuen Ren Chao (3 November 1892 – 25 February 1982), also known as Zhao Yuanren, was a Chinese-American linguist, educator, scholar, poet, and composer, who contributed to the modern study of Chinese phonology and grammar. Chao was born and raised in China, then attended university in the United States, where he earned degrees from Cornell University and Harvard University. A naturally gifted polyglot and linguist, his Mandarin Primer was one of the most widely used Mandarin Chinese textbooks in the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yuen Ren Chao has received more than 367,641 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Yuen Ren Chao is the 101st most popular linguist (down from 85th in 2019), the 748th most popular biography from China (down from 682nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Linguist.
Memorability Metrics
370k
Page Views (PV)
52.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
3.01
Effective Languages (L*)
2.96
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Yuen Ren Chao ranks 101 out of 214. Before him are Paul Ariste, John Chadwick, Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze, Michael Halliday, Alexander Potebnja, and Johannes Schmidt. After him are Đuro Daničić, Teun A. van Dijk, Joan Coromines, Matteo Bartoli, Igor M. Diakonoff, and Daniel Jones.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaul Ariste
1905 - 1990
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 95
John Chadwick
1920 - 1998
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 96
Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze
1929 - 2021
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 97
Michael Halliday
1925 - 2018
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 98
Alexander Potebnja
1835 - 1891
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 99
Johannes Schmidt
1843 - 1901
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 100
Yuen Ren Chao
1892 - 1982
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 101
Đuro Daničić
1825 - 1882
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 102
Teun A. van Dijk
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 103
Joan Coromines
1905 - 1997
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 104
Matteo Bartoli
1873 - 1946
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 105
Igor M. Diakonoff
1914 - 1999
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 106
Daniel Jones
1881 - 1967
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 107
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1892, Yuen Ren Chao ranks 153. Before him are Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Kiyonao Ichiki, Gustav Fehn, Maximilian Fretter-Pico, Richard Huelsenbeck, and Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues. After him are Stepan Petrichenko, Hans Jordan, Hugo Österman, Alice Brady, Francesca Bertini, and Artur Rodziński. Among people deceased in 1982, Yuen Ren Chao ranks 125. Before him are Sultan al-Atrash, Hubert Lanz, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Hermann Rauschning, Nahum Goldmann, and Alberto Cavalcanti. After him are Leonid Utyosov, Warren Oates, Igor Gouzenko, Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, Jean Effel, and Ulla Jacobsson.
Others Born in 1892
Go to all RankingsHuseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1963
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 147
Kiyonao Ichiki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1942
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 148
Gustav Fehn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1945
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 149
Maximilian Fretter-Pico
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1984
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 150
Richard Huelsenbeck
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1974
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 151
Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1965
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 152
Yuen Ren Chao
LINGUIST
1892 - 1982
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 153
Stepan Petrichenko
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1947
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 154
Hans Jordan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1975
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 155
Hugo Österman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1975
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 156
Alice Brady
ACTOR
1892 - 1939
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 157
Francesca Bertini
ACTOR
1892 - 1985
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 158
Artur Rodziński
CONDUCTOR
1892 - 1958
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 159
Others Deceased in 1982
Go to all RankingsSultan al-Atrash
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1891 - 1982
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 119
Hubert Lanz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1982
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 120
Teinosuke Kinugasa
ACTOR
1896 - 1982
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 121
Hermann Rauschning
WRITER
1887 - 1982
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 122
Nahum Goldmann
WRITER
1895 - 1982
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 123
Alberto Cavalcanti
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1982
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 124
Yuen Ren Chao
LINGUIST
1892 - 1982
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 125
Leonid Utyosov
SINGER
1895 - 1982
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 126
Warren Oates
ACTOR
1928 - 1982
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 127
Igor Gouzenko
WRITER
1919 - 1982
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 128
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1982
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 129
Jean Effel
WRITER
1908 - 1982
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 130
Ulla Jacobsson
ACTOR
1929 - 1982
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 131
In China
Among people born in China, Yuen Ren Chao ranks 748 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Shangfu (1958), Wang Zhen (1909), Li Lisan (1899), Wang Jianlin (1954), Li Zhanshu (1950), and Ulanhu (1906). After him are Luo Yixiu (1889), Zhao Leji (1957), Wei Jingsheng (1950), Nie Er (1912), Yang Jiechi (1950), and Sakya Pandita (1182).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsLi Shangfu
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 742
Wang Zhen
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1993
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 743
Li Lisan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1967
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 744
Wang Jianlin
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 745
Li Zhanshu
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 746
Ulanhu
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1988
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 747
Yuen Ren Chao
LINGUIST
1892 - 1982
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 748
Luo Yixiu
WRITER
1889 - 1910
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 749
Zhao Leji
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 750
Wei Jingsheng
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 751
Nie Er
COMPOSER
1912 - 1935
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 752
Yang Jiechi
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 753
Sakya Pandita
WRITER
1182 - 1251
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 754
Among LINGUISTS In China
Among linguists born in China, Yuen Ren Chao ranks 2. Before him are Mahmud al-Kashgari (1029).