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Huang Zongxi

1610 - 1695

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Huang Zongxi (Chinese: 黃宗羲; September 24, 1610 – August 12, 1695), courtesy name Taichong (太冲), was a Chinese naturalist, political theorist, philosopher, and soldier during the latter part of the Ming dynasty into the early part of the Qing. He was the son an adherent of the Donglin Movement who died in prison. In 1626, the teenaged Huang became a disciple of the philosopher Liu Zongzhou. In 1631, he started studying Chinese history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Huang Zongxi is the 982nd most popular philosopher (down from 965th in 2019), the 759th most popular biography from China (up from 773rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Huang Zongxi ranks 982 out of 1,267. Before him are Lacydes of Cyrene, Olavo de Carvalho, Sosipatra, Nikephoros Blemmydes, Theodoric of Freiberg, and Olof Celsius. After him are Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, Paul Deussen, Zeno of Tarsus, Androcles, Jean Rostand, and Hegesias of Magnesia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1610, Huang Zongxi ranks 20. Before him are Li Yu, Abraham Duquesne, Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony, Jan Miense Molenaer, Albert Eckhout, and Louise Moillon. After him are Georg Marcgrave, Karel Škréta, and William Dobson. Among people deceased in 1695, Huang Zongxi ranks 19. Before him are Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Paul Hermann, Pierre Nicole, Georg von Derfflinger, Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, and Christoph Arnold. After him are Samuel Morland, and Henry Vaughan.

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In China

Among people born in China, Huang Zongxi ranks 759 out of 1,610. Before him are Wan Li (1916), Zhang Qun (1889), Sun Chuanfang (1885), Fang Lizhi (1936), Meng Hongwei (1953), and Dai Jin (1388). After him are Huang Fu (1883), Nie Er (1912), Wei Jingsheng (1950), Ehmetjan Qasim (1914), Xiao Hong (1911), and Nicholas Poppe (1897).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Huang Zongxi ranks 40. Before him are Cheng Hao (1032), Liu Yuxi (772), Feng Youlan (1895), Tao Hongjing (456), Tan Sitong (1865), and Derek Parfit (1942). After him are Wei Yuan (1794), Zhang Binglin (1868), P. C. Chang (1892), and Liang Shuming (1893).

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