POLITICIAN

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 151,797 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Zhang Zhidong is the 9,466th most popular politician (up from 9,945th in 2019), the 665th most popular biography from China (down from 659th in 2019) and the 365th most popular Chinese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zhang Zhidong ranks 9,466 out of 19,576. Before him are John Hume, Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia, Rædwald of East Anglia, Rainilaiarivony, Publius Rutilius Rufus, and Pierre Séguier. After him are Catherine Samba-Panza, Seleucus VII Philometor, Thomas A. Hendricks, Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York, Saraha, and Ashina Xichun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1837, Zhang Zhidong ranks 55. Before him are Prince Albert of Prussia, George Dewey, Liu Yongfu, Tippu Tip, John Wesley Hyatt, and Hans von Marées. After him are Robert Gould Shaw, Moritz Kaposi, Sanjō Sanetomi, Walter Hauser, Michele Rua, and Franz Overbeck. Among people deceased in 1909, Zhang Zhidong ranks 42. Before him are George Meredith, Renée Vivien, George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, Joshua Slocum, Catulle Mendès, and John Millington Synge. After him are Friedrich Martens, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Robert Hausmann, Margarete Steiff, Emil Christian Hansen, and Charles-Louis Philippe.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Zhidong ranks 665 out of 1,610. Before him are Empress Wang (-8), Eric Liddell (1902), Cai Yuanpei (1868), Liu Yuxi (772), Huang Tingjian (1045), and Cheng Hao (1032). After him are Fritz-Julius Lemp (1913), Ho Feng-Shan (1901), Sima Tan (-165), Hu Zhengyan (1584), Tian Han (1898), and Salchak Toka (1901).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Zhang Zhidong ranks 365. Before him are Zhu of Xia (null), Bo Gu (1907), Peng Zhen (1902), Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei (392), Wang Huning (1955), and Cai Yuanpei (1868). After him are Ho Feng-Shan (1901), Salchak Toka (1901), Liu Zhiyuan (895), Cai E (1882), Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa (1924), and Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei (510).

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