PHILOSOPHER

Tao Hongjing

456 - 536

Photo of Tao Hongjing

Icon of person Tao Hongjing

Tao Hongjing (456–536), courtesy name Tongming, was a Chinese alchemist, astronomer, calligrapher, military general, musician, physician, and pharmacologist during the Northern and Southern dynasties period. A polymathic individual of many talents, he was best known as a founder of the Shangqing "Highest Clarity" School of Taoism and the compiler-editor of the basic Shangqing scriptures. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tao Hongjing is the 905th most popular philosopher (down from 864th in 2019), the 712th most popular biography from China (down from 695th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Tao Hongjing by language

Loading...

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Tao Hongjing ranks 905 out of 1,267. Before him are Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Feng Youlan, Vasily Rozanov, Beatus Rhenanus, Helen Parkhurst, and Andrea Carlo Ferrari. After him are Ferenc Dávid, Pierre Daniel Huet, Firmin Abauzit, Tan Sitong, Jakob Friedrich Fries, and Gottlob Ernst Schulze.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 456, Tao Hongjing ranks 2. Before him is Severus of Antioch.  Among people deceased in 536, Tao Hongjing ranks 5. Before him are Pope Agapetus I, Theodahad, Mundus, and Emperor Ankan.

Others Born in 456

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 536

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In China

Among people born in China, Tao Hongjing ranks 712 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Na (1982), Charlie Soong (1861), Zeng Gong (1019), Feng Youlan (1895), Zeng Qinghong (1939), and Ann Hui (1947). After him are Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei (392), Lau Kar-leung (1934), Ma Jun (200), Shi Lang (1621), Wu Jingzi (1701), and Fan Bingbing (1981).

Others born in China

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Tao Hongjing ranks 37. Before him are Wang Fuzhi (1619), Zhang Zai (1020), Lie Yukou (-449), Cheng Hao (1032), Liu Yuxi (772), and Feng Youlan (1895). After him are Tan Sitong (1865), Derek Parfit (1942), Huang Zongxi (1610), Wei Yuan (1794), Zhang Binglin (1868), and P. C. Chang (1892).

Chinese born Philosophers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous