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Zhang Zhidong

1837 - 1909

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Zhang Zhidong (Chinese: 張之洞) (2 September 1837 – 4 October 1909) was a Chinese politician who lived during the late Qing dynasty. Along with Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, Zhang Zhidong was one of the four most famous officials of the late Qing dynasty. Known for advocating controlled reform and modernization of Chinese troops, he served as the governor of Shanxi Province and viceroy of Huguang, Liangguang and Liangjiang, and also as a member of the Grand Council. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Zhidong has received more than 137,475 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Zhang Zhidong is the 9,973rd most popular politician (down from 8,720th in 2019), the 660th most popular biography from China (down from 582nd in 2019) and the 362nd most popular Chinese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zhang Zhidong ranks 9,973 out of 15,577. Before him are Prince Carl Bernadotte, Mieczysław Rakowski, Ralpacan, Gotarzes II of Parthia, Antonio Ascari, and Ma'ruf Amin. After him are Rita of Armenia, Ferenc Nagy, Eadgifu of Wessex, Phraates I, Paul Vanden Boeynants, and Ebbe Schwartz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1837, Zhang Zhidong ranks 57. Before him are Mubarak Al-Sabah, Moritz Kaposi, Yohannes IV, Sanjō Sanetomi, George Dewey, and Hans von Marées. After him are Nicolás Avellaneda, Dwight L. Moody, Kabayama Sukenori, Horace Parnell Tuttle, Robert Gould Shaw, and Henry Becque. Among people deceased in 1909, Zhang Zhidong ranks 44. Before him are Mieczysław Karłowicz, Helena Modjeska, Emil Christian Hansen, Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb, Giuseppe Martucci, and Walther Ritz. After him are Charles-Louis Philippe, Karl Krumbacher, Afonso Pena, Catulle Mendès, John Millington Synge, and Gaston, Marquis de Galliffet.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Zhidong ranks 660 out of 1,392. Before him are Ehmetjan Qasim (1914), Huang Tingjian (1045), Yuan Mei (1716), François Cheng (1929), Wang Bo (650), and Ma Huateng (1971). After him are Zhang Daqian (1899), Liu Yuxi (772), King Hu (1932), Wang Can (177), Zhang Guotao (1897), and Shi Pei Pu (1938).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Zhang Zhidong ranks 362. Before him are Zeng Qinghong (1939), Jin of Xia (null), Cai Yuanpei (1868), Salchak Toka (1901), Chen Boda (1904), and Ehmetjan Qasim (1914). After him are Wang Can (177), Qu Qiubai (1899), Zeng Gong (1019), Cai E (1882), Li Lisan (1899), and Lien Chan (1936).

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