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Cai Yuanpei

1868 - 1940

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Cai Yuanpei (Chinese: 蔡元培; 1868–1940) was a Chinese philosopher and politician who was an influential figure in the history of Chinese modern education. He made contributions to education reform with his own education ideology. He was the president of Peking University, and founder of the Academia Sinica. He was known for his critical evaluation of Chinese culture and synthesis of Chinese and Western thinking, including anarchism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cai Yuanpei is the 9,412th most popular politician (down from 9,338th in 2019), the 630th most popular biography from China (up from 661st in 2019) and the 349th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cai Yuanpei ranks 9,412 out of 19,576. Before him are Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Gregory the Patrician, Kebek, Hyon Yong-chol, Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona, and Iajuddin Ahmed. After him are Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa, Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg, Phraates I, Raif Dizdarević, Ahmed Ouyahia, and Sabin of Bulgaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Cai Yuanpei ranks 99. Before him are Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, Josep Comas i Solà, Alfred Fowler, Lauri Ingman, and Otto von Lossow. After him are Carl Brockelmann, Hélène de Pourtalès, Max Slevogt, Oskar Merikanto, Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo, and Giovanni Giacometti. Among people deceased in 1940, Cai Yuanpei ranks 82. Before him are Lewis Hine, José Félix Estigarribia, Alfred Fowler, Udham Singh, K. B. Hedgewar, and Madeleine Astor. After him are Arthur Rostron, Édouard Branly, Yevhen Petrushevych, Gaston Billotte, Ben Turpin, and Henri Desgrange.

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In China

Among people born in China, Cai Yuanpei ranks 630 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (408), Ding Ruchang (1836), Du Yuesheng (1888), Gu Yanwu (1613), Lie Yukou (-449), and Tang Xianzu (1550). After him are Li Kui (-500), Bo Yibo (1908), Boris Blacher (1903), Yi-Fu Tuan (1930), Li Hongzhi (1951), and Zheng Jing (1642).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Cai Yuanpei ranks 349. Before him are Li Cunxu (885), Huang Xing (1874), Zhu Yujian (1602), Wang Ming (1904), Konstantin Rodzaevsky (1907), and Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (408). After him are Bo Yibo (1908), Zheng Jing (1642), Sergei Stepashin (1952), He Long (1896), Bo Gu (1907), and Zhu of Xia (null).

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