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Cao Xueqin

1724 - 1763

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Cao Xueqin ([tsʰǎʊ ɕɥètɕʰǐn] tsow sh'weh-chin; 4 April 1710 – 10 June 1765) was a Chinese novelist and poet during the Qing dynasty. He is best known as the author of Dream of the Red Chamber, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. His given name was Cao Zhan (曹霑) and his courtesy name was Mengruan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cao Xueqin is the 756th most popular writer (down from 733rd in 2019), the 185th most popular biography from China (up from 205th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Chinese Writer.

Cao Xueqin is most famous for his novel "Dream of the Red Chamber."

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Cao Xueqin ranks 756 out of 7,302Before him are Edgar Wallace, Christa Wolf, Berossus, Edmond de Goncourt, Natalia Ginzburg, and Hugo Ball. After him are Ibn Hawqal, Theognis of Megara, Dio Chrysostom, Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur, Arto Paasilinna, and Maurus Servius Honoratus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1724, Cao Xueqin ranks 4Before him are Immanuel Kant, Maria Amalia of Saxony, and John Michell. After him are Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Louise of Great Britain, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Peter von Biron, and Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Among people deceased in 1763, Cao Xueqin ranks 4Before him are Augustus III of Poland, Princess Isabella of Parma, and Antoine François Prévost. After him are Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony, Pierre de Marivaux, Peter Forsskål, Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, Johann Theodor of Bavaria, Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp, Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

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In China

Among people born in China, Cao Xueqin ranks 185 out of 1,610Before him are Rinchinbal Khan (1326), Emperor Hui of Han (-210), John Woo (1946), Li Ka-shing (1928), Hyeonjong of Joseon (1641), and Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür (1304). After him are Emperor Taizong of Song (939), King Wen of Zhou (-1112), Yuan Shu (155), Ban Gu (32), Liu Hui (225), and Benedict Anderson (1936).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Cao Xueqin ranks 13Before him are Mo Yan (1955), Luo Guanzhong (1330), Bai Juyi (772), Su Shi (1037), Kumārajīva (343), and Faxian (340). After him are Ban Gu (32), Tao Yuanming (365), Wang Wei (699), Jin Yong (1924), Zhang Sanfeng (1200), and Kang Youwei (1858).