PHILOSOPHER

Wang Fuzhi

1619 - 1692

Wang Fuzhi

Wang Fuzhi (Chinese: 王夫之; pinyin: Wáng Fūzhī; Wade–Giles: Wang2 Fu1-chih1; 1619–1692), courtesy name Ernong (而農), pseudonym Chuanshan (船山), was a Chinese essayist, historian, and philosopher of the late Ming, early Qing dynasties. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wang Fuzhi is the 728th most popular philosopher (up from 761st in 2019), the 562nd most popular biography from China (up from 609th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Wang Fuzhi ranks 728 out of 1,267. Before him are Eduard Zeller, Émile Boutroux, Li Zhi, Alvin Plantinga, Kazimierz Łyszczyński, and Al-Taftazani. After him are Julien Benda, Zalmoxis, John Argyropoulos, Jerry Fodor, Wolfhart Pannenberg, and Paolo Sarpi.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Eduard Zeller
1814 - 1908
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 722
Émile Boutroux
1845 - 1921
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 723
Li Zhi
1527 - 1602
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 724
Alvin Plantinga
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 725
Kazimierz Łyszczyński
1634 - 1689
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 726
Al-Taftazani
1322 - 1390
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 727
Wang Fuzhi
1619 - 1692
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 728
Julien Benda
1867 - 1956
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 729
Zalmoxis
713 BC - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 730
John Argyropoulos
1415 - 1487
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 731
Jerry Fodor
1935 - 2017
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 732
Wolfhart Pannenberg
1928 - 2014
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 733
Paolo Sarpi
1552 - 1623
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 734

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1619, Wang Fuzhi ranks 15. Before him are Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Anna Catherine Constance Vasa, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, Philips Wouwerman, Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg, and Philip de Koninck. After him are Henry Oldenburg, Jacob Stainer, Matthias Weckmann, Johann Rosenmüller, Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz, and Antoine Furetière. Among people deceased in 1692, Wang Fuzhi ranks 4. Before him are Maria Antonia of Austria, Elias Ashmole, and Emanuel de Witte. After him are Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck, Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons, Giovanni Battista Vitali, Heinrich Bach, Christian Louis I, Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken, Cornelis Bloemaert, and Thomas Shadwell.

Others Born in 1619

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Prince Rupert of the Rhine
POLITICIAN
1619 - 1682
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 9
Anna Catherine Constance Vasa
NOBLEMAN
1619 - 1651
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 10
Anne Geneviève de Bourbon
NOBLEMAN
1619 - 1679
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 11
Philips Wouwerman
PAINTER
1619 - 1668
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 12
Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
NOBLEMAN
1619 - 1680
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 13
Philip de Koninck
PAINTER
1619 - 1688
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 14
Wang Fuzhi
PHILOSOPHER
1619 - 1692
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 15
Henry Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1619 - 1677
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 16
Jacob Stainer
POLITICIAN
1619 - 1683
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 17
Matthias Weckmann
COMPOSER
1619 - 1674
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 18
Johann Rosenmüller
COMPOSER
1619 - 1684
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 19
Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
NOBLEMAN
1619 - 1681
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 20
Antoine Furetière
WRITER
1619 - 1688
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 21

Others Deceased in 1692

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Maria Antonia of Austria
POLITICIAN
1669 - 1692
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 1
Elias Ashmole
OCCULTIST
1617 - 1692
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 2
Emanuel de Witte
PAINTER
1617 - 1692
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 3
Wang Fuzhi
PHILOSOPHER
1619 - 1692
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 4
Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck
NOBLEMAN
1620 - 1692
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 5
Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons
COMPANION
1606 - 1692
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 6
Giovanni Battista Vitali
COMPOSER
1632 - 1692
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 7
Heinrich Bach
COMPOSER
1615 - 1692
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 8
Christian Louis I
NOBLEMAN
1623 - 1692
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 9
Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1626 - 1692
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 10
Cornelis Bloemaert
PAINTER
1603 - 1692
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 11
Thomas Shadwell
WRITER
1642 - 1692
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 12