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Liang Qichao

1873 - 1929

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Liang Qichao (Chinese: 梁啓超; Wade–Giles: Liang2 Chʻi3-chʻao1; Yale: Lèuhng Kái-chīu; [ljǎŋ tɕʰìʈʂʰáʊ]) (February 23, 1873 – January 19, 1929) was a Chinese politician, social and political activist, journalist, and intellectual. His thought had a significant influence on the political reformation of modern China. He inspired Chinese scholars and activists with his writings and reform movements. His translations of Western and Japanese books into Chinese further introduced new theories and ideas and inspired young activists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Liang Qichao is the 1,470th most popular writer (down from 1,410th in 2019), the 401st most popular biography from China (up from 412th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Liang Qichao ranks 1,470 out of 7,302. Before him are Ernst Hanfstaengl, J. Michael Straczynski, Albert of Aix, Vasily Shukshin, Bernard Cornwell, and Victor Serge. After him are Dan Simmons, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Paul Rée, Marie de Gournay, Léon Werth, and Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Liang Qichao ranks 53. Before him are Arnold van Gennep, Max Adler, Jakob Wassermann, Hugo Simberg, Margaret Bondfield, and Ray Ewry. After him are Thorvald Stauning, Otto Wels, Nadežda Petrović, Viktor Chernov, Mehmet Akif Ersoy, and Adolph Zukor. Among people deceased in 1929, Liang Qichao ranks 38. Before him are Carl Auer von Welsbach, Gyula Andrássy the Younger, Oldfield Thomas, Arthur Scherbius, Jan Baudouin de Courtenay, and Rainis. After him are Maurice Sarrail, Manuel Gomes da Costa, Stepa Stepanović, André Messager, La Goulue, and Enrico Ferri.

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In China

Among people born in China, Liang Qichao ranks 401 out of 1,610. Before him are 11th Dalai Lama (1838), Terence Young (1915), Wang Yi (1953), Jin Youzhi (1918), Zhu Wen (852), and Emperor Shun of Han (115). After him are Shannon Lucid (1943), Zhou Dunyi (1017), Taiichi Ohno (1912), Gan Ying (100), Gampopa (1079), and Wei Zheng (580).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Liang Qichao ranks 36. Before him are Li Qingzhao (1084), Qiu Jin (1875), Ba Jin (1904), Liu Cixin (1963), Du Mu (803), and J. G. Ballard (1930). After him are Gampopa (1079), Qiu Chuji (1148), Eileen Chang (1920), Wen Tianxiang (1236), Mao Dun (1896), and Sima Xiangru (-179).

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