WRITER

Xu Zhimo

1897 - 1931

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Xu Zhimo (徐志摩, Wu Chinese pronunciation: [ʑi tsɿ mu], Mandarin: [ɕy̌ ʈʂî mwǒ], 15 January 1897 – 19 November 1931) was a Chinese poet. Best known for his work in modern Chinese poetry, he strove to loosen Chinese poetry from its traditional forms and to reshape it under the influences of Western poetry and the vernacular Chinese language. He died in a plane crash at age 34. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Xu Zhimo is the 2,832nd most popular writer (down from 2,509th in 2019), the 684th most popular biography from China (down from 653rd in 2019) and the 74th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Xu Zhimo ranks 2,832 out of 7,302. Before him are Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Mihail Sadoveanu, Lucius Aelius Stilo Praeconinus, Ludwig Rellstab, Marthe Bibesco, and William L. Shirer. After him are Mihály Vörösmarty, Imre Madách, Guiraut Riquier, John Evelyn, Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, and Lucia Berlin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Xu Zhimo ranks 144. Before him are Zhang Guotao, Paul Ben-Haim, Valentin Kataev, Tan Malaka, Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg, and John Bagot Glubb. After him are August Heissmeyer, Traicho Kostov, Louis Réard, Gaspar Cassadó, Emil Leon Post, and Štefan Tiso. Among people deceased in 1931, Xu Zhimo ranks 65. Before him are Alexandre Darracq, Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria, Franz Schalk, Melvil Dewey, Gustaf Kossinna, and Samad bey Mehmandarov. After him are Jean-Louis Forain, William Bates, Wilson Bentley, Nicolae Paulescu, David Starr Jordan, and Hanns Hörbiger.

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In China

Among people born in China, Xu Zhimo ranks 684 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Yu (937), Jin of Xia (null), Cheung Po Tsai (1783), Zhong Shanshan (1954), Li Cheng (919), and Mang of Xia (null). After him are Cai E (1882), Guo Zongxun (953), Lang Lang (1982), François Cheng (1929), Fritz-Julius Lemp (1913), and Jiong of Xia (null).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Xu Zhimo ranks 74. Before him are Luo Yixiu (1889), Guan Daosheng (1262), Jung Chang (1952), Han Suyin (1917), Xue Tao (768), and Sima Tan (-165). After him are François Cheng (1929), Wu Jingzi (1701), Consort Ban (-48), Can Xue (1953), Qian Zhongshu (1910), and Longchenpa (1308).

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