HISTORIAN
Pei Songzhi
372 - 451
Pei Songzhi
Pei Songzhi (372–451), courtesy name Shiqi, was a Chinese historian and politician who lived in the late Eastern Jin dynasty and the Liu Song dynasty. His ancestral home was in Wenxi County, Shanxi, but he moved to the Jiangnan region later. He is best known for making annotations to the historical text Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) written by Chen Shou in the third century, providing additional details omitted from the original work. His commentary, completed in 429, became integral to later editions of the Sanguozhi, making the joint work three times as long as the original. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pei Songzhi is the 205th most popular historian (down from 178th in 2019), the 650th most popular biography from China (down from 625th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Pei Songzhi ranks 205 out of 561. Before him are Christian Gottlob Heyne, H. A. R. Gibb, Howard Zinn, William of Malmesbury, Philipp Spitta, and Karl Krumbacher. After him are Egon Friedell, Peter Andreas Munch, Simon Dubnow, Edgar Quinet, Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad, and Moritz Cantor.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Christian Gottlob Heyne
1729 - 1812
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 199
H. A. R. Gibb
1895 - 1971
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 200
Howard Zinn
1922 - 2010
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 201
William of Malmesbury
1080 - 1140
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 202
Philipp Spitta
1841 - 1894
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 203
Karl Krumbacher
1856 - 1909
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 204
Pei Songzhi
372 - 451
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 205
Egon Friedell
1878 - 1938
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 206
Peter Andreas Munch
1810 - 1863
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 207
Simon Dubnow
1860 - 1941
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 208
Edgar Quinet
1803 - 1875
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 209
Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad
1145 - 1234
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 210
Moritz Cantor
1829 - 1920
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 211
Contemporaries
Among people born in 372, Pei Songzhi ranks 1. Among people deceased in 451, Pei Songzhi ranks 5. Before him are Nestorius, Theodoric I, Vardan Mamikonian, and Salvian.
Others Born in 372
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Nestorius
PHYSICIAN
381 - 451
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 1
Theodoric I
POLITICIAN
393 - 451
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 2
Vardan Mamikonian
POLITICIAN
388 - 451
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 3
Salvian
WRITER
405 - 451
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 4
Pei Songzhi
HISTORIAN
372 - 451
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 5
In China
Among people born in China, Pei Songzhi ranks 650 out of 1,610. Before him are Bo Gu (1907), Kenneth Tsang (1935), Song Yingxing (1587), James Tien (1942), Zhu of Xia (null), and Zhang Zeduan (1085). After him are Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama (1938), Luo Yixiu (1889), Liu Penzi (11), Guan Daosheng (1262), Jung Chang (1952), and Gan Ji (101).
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Bo Gu
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1946
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 644
Kenneth Tsang
ACTOR
1935 - 2022
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 645
Song Yingxing
WRITER
1587 - 1666
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 646
James Tien
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 647
Zhu of Xia
POLITICIAN
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 648
Zhang Zeduan
PAINTER
1085 - 1145
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 649
Pei Songzhi
HISTORIAN
372 - 451
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 650
Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1989
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 651
Luo Yixiu
WRITER
1889 - 1910
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 652
Liu Penzi
POLITICIAN
11 - 100
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 653
Guan Daosheng
WRITER
1262 - 1319
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 654
Jung Chang
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 655
Gan Ji
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
101 - 200
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 656
Among HISTORIANS In China
Among historians born in China, Pei Songzhi ranks 3. Before him are Sima Qian (-145), and Cangjie (-2650). After him are Guo Pu (276), Zhao Rukuo (1170), and Ji Xianlin (1911).
Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 1
Cangjie
2650 BC - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2
Pei Songzhi
372 - 451
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 3
Guo Pu
276 - 324
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 4
Zhao Rukuo
1170 - 1228
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 5
Ji Xianlin
1911 - 2009
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 6
