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Tian Han

1898 - 1968

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Tian Han (Chinese: 田汉; 12 March 1898 – 10 December 1968), formerly romanized as T'ien Han, was a Chinese drama activist, playwright, a leader of revolutionary music and films, as well as a translator and poet. He emerged at the time of the New Culture Movement of the early 20th century and continued to be active until the Cultural Revolution, when he was denounced and jailed for two years until his death, before being "posthumously rehabilitated" by the Chinese authorities in 1979. He is considered by drama historians as one of the three founders of Chinese spoken drama, together with Ouyang Yuqian and Hong Shen. His most famous legacy may be the lyrics he wrote for "March of the Volunteers" in 1934, which were later adopted as the national anthem of the People's Republic of China. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tian Han is the 2,390th most popular writer (up from 2,632nd in 2019), the 619th most popular biography from China (up from 670th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tian Han ranks 2,390 out of 7,302. Before him are Djuna Barnes, Hans Hellmut Kirst, Tawfiq al-Hakim, Dorothy Parker, Vítězslav Nezval, and Shaul Tchernichovsky. After him are Gertrud von Le Fort, Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, André Frossard, Nigidius Figulus, Gulbadan Begum, and Ernst Robert Curtius.

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Among people born in 1898, Tian Han ranks 108. Before him are Berenice Abbott, Jacques Doriot, Helmut Hasse, Michel de Ghelderode, Gabriel González Videla, and Tawfiq al-Hakim. After him are Eric Hoffer, Achille Van Acker, Katharine Burr Blodgett, Shinichi Suzuki, Paul Robeson, and Sami al-Hinnawi. Among people deceased in 1968, Tian Han ranks 89. Before him are Sergei Natanovich Bernstein, Charles Munch, Gabriel Hanot, Cornell Woolrich, Camille Huysmans, and Ludovico Scarfiotti. After him are Ramón Menéndez Pidal, Ryszard Siwiec, Lilian Harvey, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Wes Montgomery, and Chester Carlson.

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In China

Among people born in China, Tian Han ranks 619 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhou Daguan (1266), Gongsun Du (200), Ma Yuan (1160), Di Yi (-1200), Huang Tingjian (1045), and Li Cunxu (885). After him are Huang Xing (1874), Zhu Yujian (1602), Wang Ming (1904), Konstantin Rodzaevsky (1907), Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (408), and Ding Ruchang (1836).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Tian Han ranks 63. Before him are Ai Qing (1910), Erin Hunter (null), Ding Ling (1904), Li Yu (1610), Sakya Pandita (1182), and Zhou Daguan (1266). After him are Gu Yanwu (1613), Tang Xianzu (1550), Sogyal Rinpoche (1947), Song Yingxing (1587), Luo Yixiu (1889), and Guan Daosheng (1262).

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