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Liu Zongyuan

773 - 819

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Liu Zongyuan (Chinese: 柳宗元; pinyin: Liǔ Zōngyuán; 773 – 28 November 819)，courtesy name Zihou (子厚), was a Chinese philosopher, prose writer, poet, and politician who lived during the Tang dynasty. Liu was born in present-day Yongji, Shanxi. Along with Han Yu, he was a leader of the Classical Prose Movement in Tang. He is traditionally recognized as one of the "Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Liu Zongyuan is the 1,731st most popular writer (down from 1,652nd in 2019), the 462nd most popular biography from China (up from 491st in 2019) and the 44th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among writers, Liu Zongyuan ranks 1,731 out of 7,302. Before him are Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, Theodor Nöldeke, Ahmad ibn Arabshah, Shen Yue, Boris Akunin, and Herbjørg Wassmo. After him are Edward Lear, Caterina Albert, Edwin Abbott Abbott, Julius Firmicus Maternus, Johnston McCulley, and Marcellinus Comes.

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Among people born in 773, Liu Zongyuan ranks 2. Before him is Emperor Heizei.  Among people deceased in 819, Liu Zongyuan ranks 1. After him are Hisham ibn al-Kalbi, and Cadolah of Friuli.

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In China

Among people born in China, Liu Zongyuan ranks 462 out of 1,610. Before him are Chen Sheng (-250), Bao Xishun (1951), 10th Dalai Lama (1816), Cai Yong (133), Wei Qing (-150), and Shen Yue (441). After him are Chen Kaige (1952), Run Run Shaw (1907), Lei Feng (1940), Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa (1924), Emperor Yizong of Tang (833), and Xu Shen (58).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Liu Zongyuan ranks 44. Before him are Qiu Chuji (1148), Eileen Chang (1920), Wen Tianxiang (1236), Mao Dun (1896), Sima Xiangru (-179), and Shen Yue (441). After him are Xu Shen (58), Li He (790), Ruan Ji (210), Feng Menglong (1574), Ji Kang (223), and Watchman Nee (1903).

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