WRITER

Zhu Ziqing

1898 - 1948

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Zhu Ziqing (November 22, 1898 – August 12, 1948), born Zhu Zihua, was a renowned Chinese poet and essayist. Zhu studied at Peking University, and during the May Fourth Movement became one of several pioneers of modernism in China during the 1920s. Zhu was a prolific writer of both prose and poetry, but is best known for essays like "Retreating Figure" (Chinese: 背影; pinyin: Bèiyǐng), and "You. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhu Ziqing has received more than 68,208 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Zhu Ziqing is the 4,839th most popular writer (down from 4,430th in 2019), the 900th most popular biography from China (down from 816th in 2019) and the 108th most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 68k

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  • 55.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zhu Ziqing ranks 4,839 out of 7,302. Before him are Jeton Kelmendi, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Norman Smith, Julio Ramón Ribeyro, and Mahmoud Dowlatabadi. After him are Leonti Mroveli, Émile Souvestre, Mary Stewart, Vittorio Messori, José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, and Myrtis of Anthedon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Zhu Ziqing ranks 207. Before him are Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia, Jim Fouché, Preston Sturges, Roald Larsen, Richmond Landon, and Edward Lawry Norton. After him are Hugh O'Flaherty, Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Marilyn Miller, Antonio Urdinarán, Eduard Wiiralt, and Georgy Langemak. Among people deceased in 1948, Zhu Ziqing ranks 150. Before him are Gregg Toland, May Whitty, Julius Curtius, Samuel P. Bush, Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte, and José Vianna da Motta. After him are Manuel Arce y Ochotorena, Alice Salomon, Bevil Rudd, Constantin Angelescu, Kristine Bonnevie, and Pencho Zlatev.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhu Ziqing ranks 900 out of 1,610. Before him are James Wong Howe (1899), John Baptist Wu (1925), Dilraba Dilmurat (1992), Xie Fuzhi (1909), Zhang Jie (1937), and Yao Lee (1922). After him are Bai Yang (1920), Coco Lee (1975), Keye Luke (1904), Wu Wenjun (1919), Chang Wanquan (1949), and Liang Shuming (1893).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Zhu Ziqing ranks 108. Before him are Dai Sijie (1954), Wen Yiduo (1899), Can Xue (1953), Wang Guowei (1877), Lin Shu (1852), and Zhang Jie (1937). After him are John Hersey (1914), Wang Meng (1934), Ingrid Noll (1935), Jiang Rong (1946), Fang Fang (1955), and Ha Jin (1956).

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