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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 72,582 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Zhang Zai is the 730th most popular philosopher (up from 750th in 2019), the 570th most popular biography from China (down from 548th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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  • 73k

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  • 54.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Zhang Zai ranks 730 out of 1,081. Before him are Anton Wilhelm Amo, Helen Parkhurst, Ludwig Klages, Nikolai Amosov, Julien Benda, and Eduard Zeller. After him are Henry of Ghent, Hermippus of Smyrna, Michel Marcel Navratil, Julius Pollux, Albert of Saxony, and Hecataeus of Abdera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1020, Zhang Zai ranks 11. Before him are Su Song, Guo Xi, William I, Count of Burgundy, Constantine the African, Adelaide of Susa, and Gunhilda of Denmark. After him are Vladimir of Novgorod, Otto of Nordheim, Conrad I, Duke of Bavaria, William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, and William of Poitiers. 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 is Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Zai ranks 570 out of 1,392. Before him are Dong Yuan (932), Xia Gui (1195), Rabban Bar Sauma (1220), Ding Ruchang (1836), Edward Yang (1947), and Joseph Zen (1932). After him are Kang Sheng (1898), Zheng Zhilong (1604), Yuan Longping (1930), Sengge Rinchen (1811), Ruan Lingyu (1910), and Wang Ming (1904).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Zhang Zai ranks 31. Before him are Hu Shih (1891), Shen Buhai (-385), Cheng Yi (1033), Wang Bi (226), Yang Xiong (-53), and Li Zhi (1527). After him are Cheng Hao (1032), Tao Hongjing (456), Tan Sitong (1865), Wang Fuzhi (1619), Liu Yuxi (772), and Feng Youlan (1895).

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