WRITER

Ma Duanlin

1245 - 1322

Ma Duanlin

Ma Duanlin (simplified Chinese: 马端临; traditional Chinese: 馬端臨; pinyin: Mǎ Duānlín; Wade–Giles: Ma Tuanlin) (1245–1322) was a Chinese historical writer and encyclopaedist. In 1317, during the Yuan Dynasty, he published the comprehensive Chinese encyclopedia Wenxian Tongkao in 348 volumes. He was born to the family of Southern Song Minister of the East Ma Tingluan, who had an extensive collection of historical documents. From 1273, Ma Duanlin started the compilation of the Wenxian Tongkao using his father's collection and advice. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ma Duanlin is the 3,958th most popular writer (up from 4,209th in 2019), the 818th most popular biography from China (up from 853rd in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among writers, Ma Duanlin ranks 3,958 out of 7,302. Before him are Labīd, Molla Panah Vagif, Jorge Isaacs, Ivo Vojnović, Alejandro Casona, and Wilferd Madelung. After him are Zofia Nałkowska, Safvet-beg Bašagić, Ramiro de Maeztu, Dževad Karahasan, Elizabeth Strout, and Leopold Andrian.

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Labīd
560 - 661
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 3,952
Molla Panah Vagif
1717 - 1797
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 3,953
Jorge Isaacs
1837 - 1895
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 3,954
Ivo Vojnović
1857 - 1929
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 3,955
Alejandro Casona
1903 - 1965
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 3,956
Wilferd Madelung
1930 - 2023
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 3,957
Ma Duanlin
1245 - 1322
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 3,958
Zofia Nałkowska
1884 - 1954
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 3,959
Safvet-beg Bašagić
1870 - 1934
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 3,960
Ramiro de Maeztu
1875 - 1936
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 3,961
Dževad Karahasan
1953 - 2023
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 3,962
Elizabeth Strout
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 3,963
Leopold Andrian
1875 - 1951
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 3,964

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1245, Ma Duanlin ranks 8. Before him are Adam de la Halle, Edmund Crouchback, Kunigunda of Halych, Nicholas of Tolentino, Roger of Lauria, and Al-Adil Kitbugha. Among people deceased in 1322, Ma Duanlin ranks 12. Before him are Beatrice of Silesia, Louis I, Count of Nevers, Nasr of Granada, Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, Matteo I Visconti, and Marie of Lusignan, Queen of Aragon. After him are Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, and Stefan Konstantin.

Others Born in 1245

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Adam de la Halle
WRITER
1245 - 1288
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 2
Edmund Crouchback
POLITICIAN
1245 - 1296
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 3
Kunigunda of Halych
COMPANION
1245 - 1285
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 4
Nicholas of Tolentino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1245 - 1305
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 5
Roger of Lauria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1245 - 1305
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 6
Al-Adil Kitbugha
POLITICIAN
1245 - 1303
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 7
Ma Duanlin
WRITER
1245 - 1322
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 8

Others Deceased in 1322

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Beatrice of Silesia
NOBLEMAN
1290 - 1322
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 6
Louis I, Count of Nevers
NOBLEMAN
1272 - 1322
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 7
Nasr of Granada
POLITICIAN
1287 - 1322
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 8
Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
NOBLEMAN
1267 - 1322
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 9
Matteo I Visconti
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1250 - 1322
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 10
Marie of Lusignan, Queen of Aragon
1273 - 1322
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 11
Ma Duanlin
WRITER
1245 - 1322
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 12
Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster
POLITICIAN
1278 - 1322
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 13
Stefan Konstantin
POLITICIAN
1282 - 1322
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 14