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Han Suyin

1917 - 2012

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Rosalie Matilda Kuanghu Chou (Chinese: 周光瑚; 12 September 1917 or 1916 – 2 November 2012) was a Chinese-born Eurasian physician and author better known by her pen name Han Suyin (Chinese: 韓素音). She wrote in English and French on modern China, set her novels in East and Southeast Asia, and published autobiographical memoirs which covered the span of modern China. These writings gained her a reputation as an ardent and articulate supporter of the Chinese Communist Revolution. She lived in Lausanne, Switzerland, for many years until her death. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Han Suyin is the 2,637th most popular writer (up from 2,938th in 2019), the 665th most popular biography from China (up from 719th in 2019) and the 71st most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Han Suyin ranks 2,637 out of 7,302. Before her are Sylvain Maréchal, Seymour Hersh, Alexander Kazbegi, Udo Lindenberg, Cornelius Ryan, and Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein. After her are Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani, Ramón Sampedro, Maria Teresa Horta, Rahman Baba, Andy Weir, and Frigyes Karinthy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Han Suyin ranks 144. Before her are Dondinho, Luigi Poggi, Earl Cameron, Katharine Graham, Celeste Holm, and Đỗ Mười. After her are Sameera Moussa, Mongo Santamaría, Robert Conquest, Zoltán Fábri, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, and Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria. Among people deceased in 2012, Han Suyin ranks 149. Before her are William Thurston, Sixten Jernberg, Celeste Holm, Bohdan Stupka, Anita Björk, and Jack Klugman. After her are Gae Aulenti, Daniel Inouye, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Eiko Ishioka, Jiří Raška, and Geoffrey Hughes.

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In China

Among people born in China, Han Suyin ranks 665 out of 1,610. Before her are Yang Hui (1238), Yuan Longping (1930), Emperor Xiaowu of Jin (362), Yan Liben (600), Ho Feng-Shan (1901), and Zhang Guotao (1897). After her are Lee Hoi-chuen (1901), Faye Wong (1969), Xue Tao (768), Li Ling (-150), Guo Pu (276), and Sima Tan (-165).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Han Suyin ranks 71. Before her are Tang Xianzu (1550), Sogyal Rinpoche (1947), Song Yingxing (1587), Luo Yixiu (1889), Guan Daosheng (1262), and Jung Chang (1952). After her are Xue Tao (768), Sima Tan (-165), Xu Zhimo (1897), François Cheng (1929), Wu Jingzi (1701), and Consort Ban (-48).

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