PHILOSOPHER

Zou Yan

305 BC - 240 BC

Zou Yan

Zou Yan (Chinese: 鄒衍; 305 BC – 240 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and spiritual writer of Warring States-era. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zou Yan has received more than 112,991 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Zou Yan is the 572nd most popular philosopher (down from 512th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

110k
Page Views (PV)
58.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
6.05
Effective Languages (L*)
1.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Zou Yan ranks 572 out of 1,267. Before her are Alan Watts, Bernardino Telesio, Zaleucus, Arthur Danto, Usman dan Fodio, and Gersonides. After her are Andreas Karlstadt, Peter the Iberian, Charles W. Morris, Cesare Ripa, Johann Bernhard Basedow, and Ludwig Büchner.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Alan Watts
1915 - 1973
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 566
Bernardino Telesio
1509 - 1588
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 567
Zaleucus
663 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 568
Arthur Danto
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 569
Usman dan Fodio
1754 - 1817
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 570
Gersonides
1288 - 1344
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 571
Zou Yan
305 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 572
Andreas Karlstadt
1486 - 1541
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 573
Peter the Iberian
411 - 491
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 574
Charles W. Morris
1903 - 1979
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 575
Cesare Ripa
1555 - 1622
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 576
Johann Bernhard Basedow
1723 - 1790
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 577
Ludwig Büchner
1824 - 1899
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 578

Contemporaries

Among people born in 305 BC, Zou Yan ranks 2. Before her is Arsinoe I. After her is Abdalonymus. Among people deceased in 240 BC, Zou Yan ranks 5. Before her are Euclid, Callimachus, Arcesilaus, and Aratus. After her is Posidippus.