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Ruan Ji

210 - 263

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Ruan Ji (210–263), courtesy name Sizong, was a Chinese musician, poet, and military officer who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period. He was one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. The guqin melody Jiukuang (酒狂 'Drunken ecstasy', or 'Wine-mad') is believed to have been composed by him. At one time an infantry colonel, he was also known as Ruan Bubing (阮步兵; 'Ruan of the infantry'). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruan Ji is the 1,820th most popular writer (up from 1,907th in 2019), the 489th most popular biography from China (up from 548th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ruan Ji ranks 1,820 out of 7,302. Before him are Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Álvaro Mutis, Petros Markaris, and Alexander Grin. After him are Oliver Goldsmith, Peter Shaffer, Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, Elizabeth Bishop, Abbot Oliba, and Anthony Trollope.

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Among people born in 210, Ruan Ji ranks 6. Before him are Denis, Claudius Gothicus, Christina of Bolsena, Emperor Ōjin, and Herennia Etruscilla. After him are Dexippus, Julius Saturninus, and Theognostus of Alexandria. Among people deceased in 263, Ruan Ji ranks 1. 

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    Ruan Ji

    WRITER

    210 - 263

    HPI: 63.85

    Rank: 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Ruan Ji ranks 489 out of 1,610. Before him are Hong Tianguifu (1849), Zhang Lu (101), Han Gan (706), He Zizhen (1910), Wang Bi (226), and Shaohao (null). After him are Tonyukuk (646), Dong Qichang (1555), Zhang Juzheng (1525), Edward Yang (1947), Shangguan Wan'er (664), and Wang Qishan (1948).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Ruan Ji ranks 47. Before him are Mao Dun (1896), Sima Xiangru (-179), Shen Yue (441), Liu Zongyuan (773), Xu Shen (58), and Li He (790). After him are Feng Menglong (1574), Ji Kang (223), Watchman Nee (1903), Yuan Zhen (779), Guan Hanqing (1210), and Fan Zhongyan (989).

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