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Su Shi

1037 - 1101

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Su Shi (simplified Chinese: 苏轼; traditional Chinese: 蘇軾; pinyin: Sū Shì; 8 January 1037 – 24 August 1101), courtesy name Zizhan (子瞻), art name Dongpo (東坡), was a Chinese poet, essayist, calligrapher, painter, scholar-official, literatus, artist, pharmacologist, and gastronome who lived during the Song dynasty. A major personality of the Song era, Su was an important figure in Song Dynasty politics, he had a lengthy career in bureaucracy, taking various provincial posts and briefly serving as a senior official at the imperial court. Despite his high hopes to serve the country, Su's political career was filled with frustrations due to his out-spoken criticism, and he often fell victim to political rivalries between the radical and the conservative forces. He endured a series of political exiles during which his creative career flourished. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Su Shi is the 596th most popular writer (down from 585th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from China (up from 161st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Chinese Writer.

Su Shi is famous for his poetry and calligraphy.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Su Shi ranks 596 out of 7,302. Before him are George Eliot, William Makepeace Thackeray, Georges Perec, Antoine François Prévost, Denis of Portugal, and Juana Inés de la Cruz. After him are Robert Burns, Bell hooks, Gustav Meyrink, Paul Lafargue, Marina Tsvetaeva, and Alfred de Musset.

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Among people born in 1037, Su Shi ranks 1. After him is Hawise, Duchess of Brittany. Among people deceased in 1101, Su Shi ranks 4. Before him are Mahmud al-Kashgari, Roger I of Sicily, and Bruno of Cologne. After him are Hugh, Count of Vermandois, John Skylitzes, Conrad II of Italy, Su Song, Al-Musta'li, Akka Mahadevi, Emperor Daozong of Liao, and Vseslav of Polotsk.

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In China

Among people born in China, Su Shi ranks 126 out of 1,610. Before him are Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895), Zhang Qian (-200), Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427), Yue Fei (1142), Bai Juyi (772), and Yuan Shao (154). After him are Jingtai Emperor (1428), Gwanggaeto the Great (374), Lin Biao (1907), Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), Sun Ce (175), and Gegeen Khan (1302).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Su Shi ranks 10. Before him are Gao Xingjian (1940), Wu Cheng'en (1500), Qu Yuan (-343), Mo Yan (1955), Luo Guanzhong (1330), and Bai Juyi (772). After him are Kumārajīva (343), Faxian (340), Cao Xueqin (1724), Ban Gu (32), Tao Yuanming (365), and Wang Wei (699).

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