PHILOSOPHER

Zhu Xi

1130 - 1200

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Zhu Xi ([ʈʂú ɕí]; October 18, 1130 – April 23, 1200), formerly romanized Chu Hsi, was a Chinese calligrapher, historian, philosopher, poet, and politician of the Southern Song dynasty. Zhu was influential in the development of Neo-Confucianism. He contributed greatly to Chinese philosophy and fundamentally reshaped the Chinese worldview. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhu Xi has received more than 524,828 page views. His biography is available in 105 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 99 in 2019). Zhu Xi is the 106th most popular philosopher (up from 138th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from China (up from 48th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

Zhu Xi, a Song dynasty Confucian scholar, is most famous for his commentary on the Four Books of Confucianism.

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  • 73.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 105

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Zhu Xi ranks 106 out of 1,267. Before him are Anaximenes of Miletus, Al-Tabari, Aristippus, Jacques Derrida, Roland Barthes, and Meister Eckhart. After him are Emil Cioran, Wilhelm von Humboldt, Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Tertullian, Gilles Deleuze, and Bodhidharma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1130, Zhu Xi ranks 1. After him are William of Tyre, Pope Clement III, Baldwin III of Jerusalem, Saint Rosalia, Géza II of Hungary, Toghrul, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, Benjamin of Tudela, Charles VII of Sweden, Akka Mahadevi, and Magnus II of Sweden. Among people deceased in 1200, Zhu Xi ranks 1. After him are Ibn al-Jawzi, Trota of Salerno, Joscelin III, Count of Edessa, Ala ad-Din Tekish, Otto I, Count of Burgundy, Gorakhnath, Emperor Guangzong of Song, Edgar Ætheling, Gilbert Horal, Robert of Chester, and John Doukas.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhu Xi ranks 38 out of 1,610. Before him are Jiang Zemin (1926), Puyi (1906), Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Yongle Emperor (1360), Hongwu Emperor (1328), and Nurhaci (1559). After him are Zhou Enlai (1898), Mahmud al-Kashgari (1029), Lu Xun (1881), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), and Toshiro Mifune (1920).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Zhu Xi ranks 6. Before him are Confucius (-551), Sun Tzu (-544), Laozi (-604), Mencius (-372), and Zhuang Zhou (-369). After him are Mozi (-470), Han Fei (-280), Xun Kuang (-313), Milarepa (1052), Shen Kuo (1031), and Wang Yangming (1472).

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