PHILOSOPHER

Wang Bi

226 - 249

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Wang Bi (Chinese: 王弼; 226–249), courtesy name Fusi (Chinese: 輔嗣), was a Chinese philosopher and politician. During his brief career, he produced commentaries on the Tao Te Ching and I Ching which were highly influential in Chinese philosophy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wang Bi is the 659th most popular philosopher (up from 677th in 2019), the 486th most popular biography from China (up from 543rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Wang Bi ranks 659 out of 1,267. Before him are Jaakko Hintikka, Anton Wilhelm Amo, Stein Rokkan, Amalric of Bena, Ernst Moritz Arndt, and Maximus of Ephesus. After him are Ravidas, Johannes Sturm, Nezahualcoyotl, Michael Walzer, Gorakhnath, and Ernst Nolte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 226, Wang Bi ranks 2. Before him is Saint Valentine.  Among people deceased in 249, Wang Bi ranks 4. Before him are Philip the Arab, Philip II, and Saint Apollonia. After him is Jotapianus.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Bi ranks 486 out of 1,610. Before him are Yoshiko Yamaguchi (1920), Li He (790), Hong Tianguifu (1849), Zhang Lu (101), Han Gan (706), and He Zizhen (1910). After him are Shaohao (null), Ruan Ji (210), Tonyukuk (646), Dong Qichang (1555), Zhang Juzheng (1525), and Edward Yang (1947).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Wang Bi ranks 26. Before him are Zhang Daoling (34), Huiyuan (334), Marpa Lotsawa (1012), Zhou Dunyi (1017), Hu Shih (1891), and Yang Xiong (-53). After him are Liu Bowen (1311), Shen Buhai (-385), Cheng Yi (1033), Li Zhi (1527), Wang Fuzhi (1619), and Zhang Zai (1020).

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