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ECONOMIST

Zhou Youguang

1906 - 2017

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Zhou Youguang (Chinese: 周有光; pinyin: Zhōu Yǒuguāng; 13 January 1906 – 14 January 2017), also known as Chou Yu-kuang or Chou Yao-ping, was a Chinese economist, banker, linguist, sinologist, Esperantist, publisher, and supercentenarian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhou Youguang has received more than 1,173,501 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Zhou Youguang is the 126th most popular economist (down from 109th in 2019), the 368th most popular biography from China (down from 361st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Economist.

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  • 58.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Zhou Youguang ranks 126 out of 315. Before him are Thomas Schelling, Oskar Morgenstern, George Stigler, W. Arthur Lewis, James Meade, and Robert Fogel. After him are Adolph Wagner, Edward C. Prescott, Michael Spence, Jim Rogers, Franz Oppenheimer, and Robert Reich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Zhou Youguang ranks 77. Before him are Janet Gaynor, Walter Rauff, Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Brigitte Helm, Gusztáv Sebes, and Carlo Scarpa. After him are Lillian Asplund, John Carradine, Markos Vafeiadis, Hans Aumeier, George Wald, and Horst Schumann. Among people deceased in 2017, Zhou Youguang ranks 84. Before him are Ljubiša Samardžić, Elsa Martinelli, Anita Pallenberg, Nicolai Gedda, John G. Avildsen, and Peter Mansfield. After him are Tom Regan, Karin Dor, Colin Dexter, Anne Wiazemsky, Kim Jong-nam, and Paolo Villaggio.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhou Youguang ranks 368 out of 1,392. Before him are Qi Jiguang (1527), Qi Baishi (1864), Emperor Duanzong (1268), Emperor Yizong of Tang (833), Xu Guangqi (1562), and Zhong Hui (225). After him are Emperor Xizong of Tang (862), Prince Gong (1833), 11th Dalai Lama (1838), Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür (1304), Li Dazhao (1889), and Liang Qichao (1873).

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Among ECONOMISTS In China

Among economists born in China, Zhou Youguang ranks 2. Before him are Wang Anshi (1021). After him are Ilham Tohti (1969).

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