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Kamo no Chōmei

1155 - 1216

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Kamo no Chōmei (鴨 長明; 1153 or 1155–1216) was a Japanese author, poet (in the waka form), and essayist. He witnessed a series of natural and social disasters, and, having lost his political backing, was passed over for promotion within the Shinto shrine associated with his family. He decided to turn his back on society, took Buddhist vows, and became a hermit, living outside the capital. This was somewhat unusual for the time, when those who turned their backs on the world usually joined monasteries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kamo no Chōmei is the 2,684th most popular writer (up from 2,785th in 2019), the 841st most popular biography from Japan (down from 821st in 2019) and the 57th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kamo no Chōmei ranks 2,684 out of 7,302. Before him are Henry van Dyke Jr., Ulrich von Liechtenstein, Orson Scott Card, Lois McMaster Bujold, Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, and Édouard Glissant. After him are Terry Goodkind, Parvin E'tesami, Dagny Juel, Yu Kil-chun, Anvari, and Noor Inayat Khan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1155, Kamo no Chōmei ranks 12. Before him are Benkei, Henry the Young King, Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, Kilij Arslan II, Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus, and Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia. After him are Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera, Jien, Blondel de Nesle, Gervase of Tilbury, Margaret of Sweden, Queen of Norway, and Sigurd Markusfostre. Among people deceased in 1216, Kamo no Chōmei ranks 7. Before him are John, King of England, Pope Innocent III, Shota Rustaveli, Henry of Flanders, Eric X of Sweden, and Theodore II of Constantinople. After him are Ida, Countess of Boulogne, and Robert de Clari.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kamo no Chōmei ranks 841 out of 6,245. Before him are Keisai Eisen (1790), Ryoji Yamanaka (1983), Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (1933), Naoto Tajima (1912), Shigeo Shingo (1909), and Mariya Takeuchi (1955). After him are Katsuyoshi Kuwahara (1944), Ennin (793), Ashikaga Yoshimochi (1386), Goro Yamada (1894), Kazuyo Sejima (1956), and Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Kamo no Chōmei ranks 57. Before him are Ikki Kita (1883), Ki no Tsurayuki (866), Ariwara no Narihira (825), Okakura Kakuzō (1862), Ryōkan (1758), and Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718). After him are Ennin (793), Shūji Terayama (1935), Takiji Kobayashi (1903), Saigyō (1118), George Ohsawa (1893), and Fumiko Hayashi (1903).

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