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Ban Gu

32 - 92

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Ban Gu (AD 32–92) was a Chinese historian, poet, and politician best known for his part in compiling the Book of Han, the second of China's 24 dynastic histories. He also wrote a number of fu, a major literary form, part prose and part poetry, which is particularly associated with the Han era. A number of Ban's fu were collected by Xiao Tong in the Wen Xuan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ban Gu is the 768th most popular writer (up from 819th in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from China (up from 232nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Writer.

Ban gu is most famous for being the inventor of the game go.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ban Gu ranks 768 out of 7,302. Before him are Maurus Servius Honoratus, Harry Mulisch, V. S. Naipaul, Charles Maurras, Neal Cassady, and Bernhard Schlink. After him are Pierre Boulle, Christoph Martin Wieland, Heliodorus of Emesa, Agathias, Aubrey Beardsley, and William Beckford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 32, Ban Gu ranks 2. Before him is Otho. After him is Ban Chao. Among people deceased in 92, Ban Gu ranks 2. Before him is Pope Anacletus. After him are Antipas of Pergamum, and Aristobulus of Chalcis.

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    Otho

    POLITICIAN

    32 - 69

    HPI: 79.11

    Rank: 1

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    Ban Gu

    WRITER

    32 - 92

    HPI: 69.92

    Rank: 2

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    Ban Chao

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    32 - 102

    HPI: 68.87

    Rank: 3

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In China

Among people born in China, Ban Gu ranks 189 out of 1,610. Before him are Hyeonjong of Joseon (1641), Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür (1304), Cao Xueqin (1724), Emperor Taizong of Song (939), King Wen of Zhou (-1112), and Yuan Shu (155). After him are Liu Hui (225), Benedict Anderson (1936), Ma Chao (176), Han Yu (768), Lin Zexu (1785), and King Wu of Zhou (-1150).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Ban Gu ranks 14. Before him are Luo Guanzhong (1330), Bai Juyi (772), Su Shi (1037), Kumārajīva (343), Faxian (340), and Cao Xueqin (1724). After him are Tao Yuanming (365), Wang Wei (699), Jin Yong (1924), Zhang Sanfeng (1200), Kang Youwei (1858), and Pu Songling (1640).

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