PHILOSOPHER

Zhang Zai

1020 - 1077

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Zhang Zai (simplified Chinese: 张载; traditional Chinese: 張載; pinyin: Zhāng Zài; Wade–Giles: Chang Tsai) (1020–1077) was a Chinese philosopher and politician. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Zai has received more than 79,382 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Zhang Zai is the 682nd most popular philosopher (up from 730th in 2019), the 552nd most popular biography from China (up from 569th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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  • 79k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Zhang Zai ranks 682 out of 1,267. Before him are Jean-Marie Guyau, Wang Bi, Amalric of Bena, Rudolph Goclenius, Anania Shirakatsi, and Maximus of Tyre. After him are Johannes Sturm, Zalmoxis, Alexander Zinoviev, Theophan Prokopovich, Georges Politzer, and Pyotr Lavrov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1020, Zhang Zai ranks 9. Before him are Sweyn II of Denmark, Pope Stephen IX, Guo Xi, Su Song, William I, Count of Burgundy, and Constantine the African. After him are Vladimir of Novgorod, Adelaide of Susa, Otto of Nordheim, Gunhilda of Denmark, Conrad I, Duke of Bavaria, and Kekaumenos. Among people deceased in 1077, Zhang Zai ranks 6. Before him are Géza I of Hungary, Agnes of Poitou, Sviatoslav II of Kiev, Anawrahta, and Andronikos Doukas. After him are Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi, and Andronikos Doukas.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Zai ranks 552 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Ling (-150), Osman Batur (1899), Ruan Ji (210), Watchman Nee (1903), Li Yu (937), and Jia Chong (217). After him are Wu Yi (1938), Gan De (-400), Gongsun Du (200), Deng Yingchao (1904), 8th Dalai Lama (1758), and Ragibagh Khan (1320).

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  • Photo of Li Ling

    Li Ling

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    150 BC - 73 BC

    HPI: 62.59

    Rank: 546

  • Photo of Osman Batur

    Osman Batur

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1899 - 1951

    HPI: 62.57

    Rank: 547

  • Photo of Ruan Ji

    Ruan Ji

    WRITER

    210 - 263

    HPI: 62.54

    Rank: 548

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    Watchman Nee

    WRITER

    1903 - 1972

    HPI: 62.51

    Rank: 549

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    Li Yu

    POLITICIAN

    937 - 978

    HPI: 62.50

    Rank: 550

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    Jia Chong

    POLITICIAN

    217 - 282

    HPI: 62.49

    Rank: 551

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    Zhang Zai

    PHILOSOPHER

    1020 - 1077

    HPI: 62.47

    Rank: 552

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    Wu Yi

    POLITICIAN

    1938 - Present

    HPI: 62.46

    Rank: 553

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    Gan De

    ASTRONOMER

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 62.41

    Rank: 554

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    Gongsun Du

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    200 - Present

    HPI: 62.40

    Rank: 555

  • Photo of Deng Yingchao

    Deng Yingchao

    POLITICIAN

    1904 - 1992

    HPI: 62.40

    Rank: 556

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    8th Dalai Lama

    POLITICIAN

    1758 - 1804

    HPI: 62.38

    Rank: 557

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    Ragibagh Khan

    POLITICIAN

    1320 - 1328

    HPI: 62.38

    Rank: 558

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Zhang Zai ranks 30. Before him are Liu Bowen (1311), Hu Shih (1891), Marpa Lotsawa (1012), Yang Xiong (-53), Cheng Yi (1033), and Wang Bi (226). After him are Lie Yukou (-449), Li Zhi (1527), Wang Fuzhi (1619), Liu Yuxi (772), Cheng Hao (1032), and Tan Sitong (1865).

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