1130 - 1200
Zhu Xi ([ʈʂú ɕí]; Chinese: 朱熹; October 18, 1130 – April 23, 1200), formerly romanized Chu Hsi, was a Chinese calligrapher, historian, philosopher, poet, and politician during the 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 484,414 page views. His biography is available in 99 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 97 in 2019). Zhu Xi is the 138th most popular philosopher (down from 114th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from China (down from 39th in 2019) and the 7th 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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Among philosophers, Zhu Xi ranks 138 out of 1,081. Before him are Swami Vivekananda, Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Baron d'Holbach, Wilhelm Dilthey, John Rawls, and Isocrates. After him are Edith Stein, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Clement of Alexandria, Simone Weil, György Lukács, and Martin Buber.
1863 - 1902
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 132
1846 - 1926
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 133
1723 - 1789
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 134
1833 - 1911
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 135
1921 - 2002
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 136
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 137
1130 - 1200
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 138
1891 - 1942
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 139
1895 - 1986
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 140
150 - 215
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 141
1909 - 1943
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 142
1885 - 1971
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 143
1878 - 1965
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 144
Among people born in 1130, Zhu Xi ranks 1. After him are Pope Clement III, William of Tyre, Saint Rosalia, Baldwin III of Jerusalem, Toghrul, Géza II of Hungary, Benjamin of Tudela, Charles VII of Sweden, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, Magnus II of Sweden, and Akka Mahadevi. Among people deceased in 1200, Zhu Xi ranks 1. After him are Ibn al-Jawzi, Ala ad-Din Tekish, Trota of Salerno, Emperor Guangzong of Song, Joscelin III, Count of Edessa, Edgar Ætheling, Gorakhnath, Otto I, Count of Burgundy, Gilbert Horal, John Doukas, and Robert of Chester.
1130 - 1200
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 1
1130 - 1191
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 2
1130 - 1186
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 3
1130 - 1166
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 4
1130 - 1163
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 5
1130 - 1203
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 6
1130 - 1162
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 7
1130 - 1173
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 8
1130 - 1167
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 9
1130 - 1192
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 10
1130 - 1161
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 11
1130 - 1101
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 12
1130 - 1200
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 1
1116 - 1200
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 2
1132 - 1200
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 3
1001 - 1200
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 4
1147 - 1200
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 5
1135 - 1200
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 6
1051 - 1200
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 7
1100 - 1200
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 8
1170 - 1200
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 9
1200 - 1200
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 10
1126 - 1200
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 11
1200 - 1200
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 12
Among people born in China, Zhu Xi ranks 48 out of 1,392. Before him are Nurhaci (1559), Mozi (-470), Charles K. Kao (1933), Hong Taiji (1592), Lu Xun (1881), and Yuan Shikai (1859). After him are Mahmud al-Kashgari (1029), Shunzhi Emperor (1638), Sun Quan (182), Liu Shaoqi (1898), Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566), and Cao Pi (187).
1559 - 1626
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 42
470 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 43
1933 - 2018
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 44
1592 - 1643
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 45
1881 - 1936
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 46
1859 - 1916
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 47
1130 - 1200
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 48
1029 - 1101
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 49
1638 - 1661
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 50
182 - 252
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 51
1898 - 1969
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 52
566 - 635
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 53
187 - 226
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 54
Among philosophers born in China, Zhu Xi ranks 7. Before him are Confucius (-551), Laozi (-604), Sun Tzu (-544), Mencius (-372), Zhuang Zhou (-369), and Mozi (-470). After him are Han Fei (-280), Xun Kuang (-313), Milarepa (1052), Shen Kuo (1031), Wang Yangming (1472), and Guan Zhong (-720).
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 91.76
Rank: 1
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 2
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 3
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 4
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 5
470 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 6
1130 - 1200
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 7
280 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 8
313 BC - 238 BC
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 9
1052 - 1135
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 10
1031 - 1095
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 11
1472 - 1529
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 12
720 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 13