PHILOSOPHER

Tan Sitong

1865 - 1898

Tan Sitong

Tan Sitong (simplified Chinese: 谭嗣同; traditional Chinese: 譚嗣同; pinyin: Tán Sìtóng; Wade–Giles: T'an2 Ssu4-T'ung2, March 10, 1865 – September 28, 1898), courtesy name Fusheng (復生), pseudonym Zhuangfei (壯飛), was a well-known Chinese politician, thinker, and reformist in the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911). He was executed at the age of 33 when the Hundred Days' Reform failed in 1898. Tan Sitong was one of the six gentlemen of the Hundred Days' Reform, and occupies an important place in modern Chinese history. To many contemporaries, his execution symbolized the political failure of the Qing dynasty's reformation, helping to persuade the intellectual class to pursue violent revolution and overthrow the Qing dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tan Sitong is the 909th most popular philosopher (down from 851st in 2019), the 721st most popular biography from China (down from 683rd in 2019) and the 38th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Tan Sitong ranks 909 out of 1,267. Before him are Helen Parkhurst, Andrea Carlo Ferrari, Tao Hongjing, Ferenc Dávid, Pierre Daniel Huet, and Firmin Abauzit. After him are Jakob Friedrich Fries, Gottlob Ernst Schulze, Valentin Weigel, Leontion, Pierre Nicole, and Matthias Bel.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Helen Parkhurst
1886 - 1973
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 903
Andrea Carlo Ferrari
1850 - 1921
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 904
Tao Hongjing
456 - 536
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 905
Ferenc Dávid
1510 - 1579
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 906
Pierre Daniel Huet
1630 - 1721
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 907
Firmin Abauzit
1679 - 1767
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 908
Tan Sitong
1865 - 1898
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 909
Jakob Friedrich Fries
1773 - 1843
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 910
Gottlob Ernst Schulze
1761 - 1833
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 911
Valentin Weigel
1533 - 1588
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 912
Leontion
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 913
Pierre Nicole
1625 - 1695
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 914
Matthias Bel
1684 - 1749
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 915

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Tan Sitong ranks 98. Before him are Édouard Chavannes, Afonso, Duke of Porto, Max Heindel, Wilson Bentley, Josef Fischer, and Heinrich Rubens. After him are Emma Eckstein, Mahmud Tarzi, Lily Braun, Maciej Sulkiewicz, Eduard Vilde, and Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia. Among people deceased in 1898, Tan Sitong ranks 46. Before him are Archduke Leopold Ludwig of Austria, Nikolai Yaroshenko, Count Gustav Kálnoky, George Allman, Edward Bellamy, and Louis Buffet. After him are Princess Catherine of Württemberg, Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet, Nakahama Manjirō, Théodore Gouvy, and Tigran Chukhajian.

Others Born in 1865

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Édouard Chavannes
WRITER
1865 - 1918
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 92
Afonso, Duke of Porto
NOBLEMAN
1865 - 1920
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 93
Max Heindel
PHYSICIAN
1865 - 1919
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 94
Wilson Bentley
PHOTOGRAPHER
1865 - 1931
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 95
Josef Fischer
CYCLIST
1865 - 1953
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 96
Heinrich Rubens
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1922
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 97
Tan Sitong
PHILOSOPHER
1865 - 1898
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 98
Emma Eckstein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1865 - 1924
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 99
Mahmud Tarzi
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1933
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 100
Lily Braun
WRITER
1865 - 1916
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 101
Maciej Sulkiewicz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1920
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 102
Eduard Vilde
WRITER
1865 - 1933
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 103
Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1931
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 104

Others Deceased in 1898

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Archduke Leopold Ludwig of Austria
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1898
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 40
Nikolai Yaroshenko
PAINTER
1846 - 1898
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 41
Count Gustav Kálnoky
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1898
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 42
George Allman
BIOLOGIST
1812 - 1898
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 43
Edward Bellamy
WRITER
1850 - 1898
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 44
Louis Buffet
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1898
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 45
Tan Sitong
PHILOSOPHER
1865 - 1898
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 46
Princess Catherine of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1898
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 47
Marie-Eugénie de Jésus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1817 - 1898
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 48
Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1821 - 1898
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 49
Nakahama Manjirō
LINGUIST
1827 - 1898
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 50
Théodore Gouvy
COMPOSER
1819 - 1898
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 51
Tigran Chukhajian
COMPOSER
1837 - 1898
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 52