HISTORIAN

Cangjie

2650 BC - Today

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Cangjie is a legendary figure in Chinese mythology, said to have been an official historian of the Yellow Emperor and the inventor of Chinese characters. Legend has it that he had four eyes, and that when he invented the characters, the deities and ghosts cried and the sky rained millet. He is considered a legendary rather than historical figure, or at least not considered to be the sole inventor of Chinese characters. Cangjie was the eponym for the Cangjiepian proto-dictionary, the Cangjie method of inputting characters into a computer, and a Martian rock visited by the Mars rover Spirit, and named by the rover team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cangjie is the 108th most popular historian (down from 101st in 2019), the 388th most popular biography from China (up from 395th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Cangjie ranks 108 out of 561. Before him are Agatharchides, Lev Gumilyov, Al-Waqidi, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Vasily Bartold, and René Grousset. After him are Frances Yates, Arnold Toynbee, Christoph Cellarius, W. Montgomery Watt, Árni Magnússon, and Reinhart Koselleck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2650 BC, Cangjie ranks 2. Before him is Huni. After him are Enmebaragesi, and Nofret.

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    Huni

    POLITICIAN

    2650 BC - 2630 BC

    HPI: 72.23

    Rank: 1

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    Cangjie

    HISTORIAN

    2650 BC - Present

    HPI: 65.55

    Rank: 2

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    Enmebaragesi

    POLITICIAN

    2650 BC - 2680 BC

    HPI: 65.05

    Rank: 3

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    Nofret

    NOBLEMAN

    2650 BC - Present

    HPI: 59.31

    Rank: 4

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In China

Among people born in China, Cangjie ranks 388 out of 1,610. Before him are Liu Cixin (1963), Gongsun Zan (null), Yu Jin (200), Du Mu (803), Emperor Zhezong (1076), and Marpa Lotsawa (1012). After him are Princess Wencheng (628), J. G. Ballard (1930), Huang Chao (801), Emperor Shang of Han (105), Emperor Yuan of Jin (276), and Emperor Zhi of Han (138).

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Among HISTORIANS In China

Among historians born in China, Cangjie ranks 2. Before him are Sima Qian (-145). After him are Pei Songzhi (372), Guo Pu (276), Zhao Rukuo (1170), and Ji Xianlin (1911).

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