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Gu Yanwu

1613 - 1682

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Gu Yanwu

Gu Yanwu (1613–1682) was a Chinese historian, philologist, and poet active during the Ming-Qing transition. Born to a family of scholar-officials in the village of Qiandun in modern Kunshan, Jiangsu, he was adopted as the grandchild of his paternal uncle as an infant. He was tutored in the Chinese classics by his adoptive mother and grandfather, and began to pursue advancement in the imperial examination system. He passed preliminary examinations in 1626, but repeatedly failed to advance beyond the triennial examinations to achieve the scholarly rank of juren. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Gu Yanwu is the 2,409th most popular writer (up from 2,866th in 2024), the 626th most popular biography from China (up from 709th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Gu Yanwu ranks 2,409 out of 7,302. Before him are Zeki Müren, Noël Coward, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Valery Larbaud, Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, and Karl Gutzkow. After him are Abdulah Sidran, Gabriel Matzneff, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Al-Sharif al-Radi, Alexander Fadeyev, and Renaud Camus.

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Zeki Müren
1931 - 1996
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 2,403
Noël Coward
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HPI: 62.03
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Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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HPI: 62.02
Rank: 2,405
Valery Larbaud
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HPI: 62.02
Rank: 2,406
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski
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1811 - 1878
HPI: 62.02
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1613 - 1682
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 2,409
Abdulah Sidran
1944 - 2024
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 2,410
Gabriel Matzneff
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HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2,411
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HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2,412
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HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2,413
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1901 - 1956
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2,414
Renaud Camus
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 2,415

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1613, Gu Yanwu ranks 15. Before him are Jean François Paul de Gondi, Mattia Preti, Giovanni Pietro Bellori, Bartholomeus van der Helst, William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, and Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg. After him are Gaspard Dughet, Charles de Saint-Évremond, Isaac de Benserade, and Jacques d'Arthois. Among people deceased in 1682, Gu Yanwu ranks 16. Before him are Baldassare Longhena, Alessandro Stradella, Thomas Browne, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Jean Picard, and Yohannes I. After him are Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, and Heo Mok.

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Jean François Paul de Gondi
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HPI: 65.38
Rank: 9
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HPI: 65.20
Rank: 10
Giovanni Pietro Bellori
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1613 - 1696
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 11
Bartholomeus van der Helst
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1613 - 1670
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 12
William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
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HPI: 62.61
Rank: 13
Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg
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1613 - 1676
HPI: 62.53
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1613 - 1682
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 15
Gaspard Dughet
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HPI: 61.59
Rank: 16
Charles de Saint-Évremond
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HPI: 59.37
Rank: 17
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HPI: 59.19
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HPI: 57.80
Rank: 19