PHILOSOPHER

Zhuang Zhou

369 BC - 286 BC

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Zhuang Zhou (), commonly known as Zhuangzi (; Chinese: 莊子; literally "Master Zhuang"; also rendered in the Wade–Giles romanization as Chuang Tzu), was an influential Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century BCE during the Warring States period, a period of great development in Chinese philosophy, the Hundred Schools of Thought. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhuang Zhou has received more than 1,220,168 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Zhuang Zhou is the 93rd most popular philosopher (up from 97th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from China and the 5th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

Zhuang Zhou is most famous for his Taoist writings.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 78.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 70

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Zhuang Zhou ranks 93 out of 1,267. Before him are Peter Abelard, Theophrastus, Johann Gottfried Herder, Ibn Taymiyyah, Leucippus, and Walter Benjamin. After him are Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Jean Bodin, Boethius, Jeremy Bentham, George Gurdjieff, and Roger Bacon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 369 BC, Zhuang Zhou ranks 1. After him is Yang Zhu. Among people deceased in 286 BC, Zhuang Zhou ranks 1. 

Others Born in 369 BC

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    Zhuang Zhou

    PHILOSOPHER

    369 BC - 286 BC

    HPI: 78.24

    Rank: 1

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    Yang Zhu

    PHILOSOPHER

    369 BC - 318 BC

    HPI: 63.89

    Rank: 2

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhuang Zhou ranks 32 out of 1,610. Before him are Ip Man (1893), Kangxi Emperor (1654), Zhuge Liang (181), Mencius (-372), Cai Lun (48), and Lü Bu (161). After him are Jiang Zemin (1926), Puyi (1906), Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Yongle Emperor (1360), Hongwu Emperor (1328), and Nurhaci (1559).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Zhuang Zhou ranks 5. Before him are Confucius (-551), Sun Tzu (-544), Laozi (-604), and Mencius (-372). After him are Zhu Xi (1130), Mozi (-470), Han Fei (-280), Xun Kuang (-313), Milarepa (1052), Shen Kuo (1031), and Wang Yangming (1472).

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