PHILOSOPHER

Zhang Binglin

1868 - 1936

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Zhang Binglin (January 12, 1869 – June 14, 1936), also known by his art name Zhang Taiyan, was a Chinese philologist, textual critic, philosopher, and revolutionary. His philological works include Wen Shi (文始 "The Origin of Writing"), the first systematic work of Chinese etymology. He also made contributions to historical Chinese phonology, proposing that "the niang (娘) and ri (日) initials [in Middle Chinese] come from the ni (泥) initial [in Old Chinese]" (known as niang ri gui ni 娘日歸泥). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Binglin has received more than 98,591 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Zhang Binglin is the 1,016th most popular philosopher (down from 945th in 2019), the 817th most popular biography from China (down from 733rd in 2019) and the 41st most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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  • 50.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Zhang Binglin ranks 1,016 out of 1,267. Before him are Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Heinrich Khunrath, Alfonso Reyes, Jacques Cujas, Pierre Lévy, and Stanisław Staszic. After him are Northrop Frye, Friedrich Paulsen, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, Daniel Bensaïd, Derek Parfit, and Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Zhang Binglin ranks 136. Before him are Georges Lacombe, Constance Markievicz, Mikhail Pokrovsky, Emil Racoviță, Nikolaos Trikoupis, and Frederick W. Lanchester. After him are Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo, Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo, Arthur Gore, Panagis Tsaldaris, Max von Schillings, and Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge. Among people deceased in 1936, Zhang Binglin ranks 123. Before him are Edmond Aman-Jean, Wilhelm Solf, Sergei Shchukin, Johan Turi, Blas Infante, and Kamala Nehru. After him are Jean Mermoz, Ramiro de Maeztu, Uchida Kōsai, Ferdynand Ruszczyc, Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger, and Leon Wyczółkowski.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Binglin ranks 817 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Ning (1963), Xue Yue (1896), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Chen Jiru (1558), Song Ping (1917), and Zhou Zuoren (1885). After him are Zhang Dejiang (1946), Cai Qi (1955), Qiao Shi (1924), Cui Hao (704), Jia Qinglin (1940), and Hsing Yun (1927).

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  • Photo of Li Ning

    Li Ning

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 50.95

    Rank: 811

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    Xue Yue

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1896 - 1998

    HPI: 50.93

    Rank: 812

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    Chögyam Trungpa

    WRITER

    1939 - 1987

    HPI: 50.92

    Rank: 813

  • Photo of Chen Jiru

    Chen Jiru

    PAINTER

    1558 - 1639

    HPI: 50.90

    Rank: 814

  • Photo of Song Ping

    Song Ping

    POLITICIAN

    1917 - Present

    HPI: 50.86

    Rank: 815

  • Photo of Zhou Zuoren

    Zhou Zuoren

    WRITER

    1885 - 1967

    HPI: 50.85

    Rank: 816

  • Photo of Zhang Binglin

    Zhang Binglin

    PHILOSOPHER

    1868 - 1936

    HPI: 50.82

    Rank: 817

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    Zhang Dejiang

    POLITICIAN

    1946 - Present

    HPI: 50.82

    Rank: 818

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    Cai Qi

    POLITICIAN

    1955 - Present

    HPI: 50.81

    Rank: 819

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    Qiao Shi

    POLITICIAN

    1924 - 2015

    HPI: 50.76

    Rank: 820

  • Photo of Cui Hao

    Cui Hao

    WRITER

    704 - 754

    HPI: 50.75

    Rank: 821

  • Photo of Jia Qinglin

    Jia Qinglin

    POLITICIAN

    1940 - Present

    HPI: 50.73

    Rank: 822

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    Hsing Yun

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1927 - 2023

    HPI: 50.71

    Rank: 823

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Zhang Binglin ranks 41. Before him are Cheng Hao (1032), Tan Sitong (1865), Tao Hongjing (456), Feng Youlan (1895), Huang Zongxi (1610), and Wei Yuan (1794). After him are Derek Parfit (1942), P. C. Chang (1892), and Liang Shuming (1893).

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