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Zhang Zhongjing

150 - 219

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Zhang Zhongjing (Chinese: 張仲景; 150–219), formal name Zhang Ji (張機), was a Chinese pharmacologist, physician, inventor, and writer of the Eastern Han dynasty and one of the most eminent Chinese physicians during the later years of the Han dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Zhongjing has received more than 154,579 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Zhang Zhongjing is the 201st most popular physician (up from 226th in 2019), the 387th most popular biography from China (up from 416th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Physician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Zhang Zhongjing ranks 201 out of 726. Before him are Paul Gachet, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, Neferkare Neby, Albert Calmette, Ludwig Guttmann, and Waldemar Hoven. After him are Bernardino Ramazzini, Hasdai ibn Shaprut, Asclepiades of Bithynia, Emil du Bois-Reymond, Li Shizhen, and David H. Hubel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 150, Zhang Zhongjing ranks 8. Before him are Shapur I, Clement of Alexandria, Pope Zephyrinus, Clodius Albinus, Lucilla, and Vologases IV. After him are Aristides of Athens, Dian Wei, Terentianus, Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, Aquilia Severa, and Hermas. Among people deceased in 219, Zhang Zhongjing ranks 2. Before him is Xiahou Yuan. After him are Liu Zhang, and Pang De.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Zhongjing ranks 387 out of 1,610. Before him are Lin Yutang (1895), Zhuge Zhan (227), Emperor Zhi of Han (138), Yan Fu (1854), Prince Gong (1833), and Linji Yixuan (850). After him are Emperor Guangzong of Song (1147), Zhou Tai (163), Zhuge Jin (174), Di Yi (-1200), Qi Baishi (1864), and Emperor Duanzong (1268).

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Among PHYSICIANS In China

Among physicians born in China, Zhang Zhongjing ranks 3. Before him are Li Ching-Yuen (1677), and Hua Tuo (200). After him are Li Shizhen (1517), Sun Simiao (581), Bian Que (-401), Andrew Yao (1946), Zhong Nanshan (1936), and Liang Wudong (1959).

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