PHILOSOPHER

Cheng Yi

1033 - 1107

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Cheng Yi (1033–1107), also known by various other names and romanizations, was a Chinese classicist, essayist, philosopher, and politician of the Song Dynasty. He worked with his older brother Cheng Hao. Like his brother, he was a student of Zhou Dunyi, a friend of Shao Yong, and a nephew of Zhang Zai. The five of them, along with Sima Guang, are called the Six Great Masters by his follower Zhu Xi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cheng Yi is the 718th most popular philosopher (down from 673rd in 2019), the 550th most popular biography from China (down from 542nd in 2019) and the 29th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Cheng Yi ranks 718 out of 1,267. Before him are André Glucksmann, Onesicritus, Svetozar Marković, Edvard Westermarck, Numenius of Apamea, and Gaius Marius Victorinus. After him are Georges Politzer, Sarah Kofman, Arnold Geulincx, Eduard Zeller, Émile Boutroux, and Li Zhi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1033, Cheng Yi ranks 3. Before him are Anselm of Canterbury, and Donald III of Scotland. After him is Urraca of Zamora. Among people deceased in 1107, Cheng Yi ranks 7. Before him are Kilij Arslan I, Mi Fu, Raymond of Burgundy, Edgar, King of Scotland, Emperor Horikawa, and Theophylact of Ohrid. After him are Dagobert of Pisa, and Jayavarman VI.

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In China

Among people born in China, Cheng Yi ranks 550 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhong Yao (151), Shen Zhou (1427), Zhu Shijie (1249), Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947), Fang Xuanling (578), and Lo Wei (1918). After him are Deng Yingchao (1904), Ouyang Xun (557), Cheng Pei-pei (1946), Zheng Zhilong (1604), Go Seigen (1914), and Bian Que (-401).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Cheng Yi ranks 29. Before him are Zhou Dunyi (1017), Hu Shih (1891), Yang Xiong (-53), Wang Bi (226), Liu Bowen (1311), and Shen Buhai (-385). After him are Li Zhi (1527), Wang Fuzhi (1619), Zhang Zai (1020), Lie Yukou (-449), Cheng Hao (1032), and Liu Yuxi (772).

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