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Wu Jingzi

1701 - 1754

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Wu Jingzi (Wu Ching-tzu), (1701—January 11, 1754) was a Chinese novelist during the Qing dynasty. He was born in the city now known as Quanjiao, Anhui and who died in Yangzhou, Jiangsu. He was the author of The Scholars, often seen as the foremost Chinese satiric novel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wu Jingzi is the 3,053rd most popular writer (up from 3,728th in 2019), the 717th most popular biography from China (up from 813th in 2019) and the 76th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among writers, Wu Jingzi ranks 3,053 out of 7,302. Before him are Henrietta Szold, Antoine de Rivarol, Àngel Guimerà, Louis of Granada, Sigurd Hoel, and Tim Krabbé. After him are Alda Merini, Al-Asmaʿi, Bronisława Wajs, Charlotte Smith, Jules Barbier, and Juan Ruiz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1701, Wu Jingzi ranks 14. Before him are Sharaku, Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo, Dmitry Laptev, Johan Agrell, Nicolai Eigtved, and Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim. After him are Johann Jakob Breitinger, and Thomas Hudson. Among people deceased in 1754, Wu Jingzi ranks 15. Before him are Henry Pelham, Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este, Safdar Jang, Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Edward Cave, and Nicolai Eigtved. After him are Philippe Néricault Destouches, Friedrich von Hagedorn, and James Gibbs.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wu Jingzi ranks 717 out of 1,610. Before him are Ann Hui (1947), Tao Hongjing (456), Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei (392), Lau Kar-leung (1934), Ma Jun (200), and Shi Lang (1621). After him are Fan Bingbing (1981), Hai Rui (1514), Jimmy Wang Yu (1943), Tan Sitong (1865), Consort Ban (-48), and Wang Can (177).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Wu Jingzi ranks 76. Before him are Jung Chang (1952), Han Suyin (1917), Xue Tao (768), Sima Tan (-165), Xu Zhimo (1897), and François Cheng (1929). After him are Consort Ban (-48), Can Xue (1953), Qian Zhongshu (1910), Longchenpa (1308), Shen Congwen (1902), and Xiao Hong (1911).

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