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Yi-Fu Tuan

1930 - 2022

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Yi-Fu Tuan (Chinese: 段義孚; December 5, 1930 – August 10, 2022) was a Chinese-born American geographer and writer. He was one of the key figures in human geography and an important originator of humanistic geography. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yi-Fu Tuan is the 46th most popular geographer (up from 48th in 2019), the 634th most popular biography from China (up from 682nd in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Geographer.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Yi-Fu Tuan ranks 46 out of 86. Before him are Conrad Malte-Brun, Marie Tharp, Marinus of Tyre, Erich von Drygalski, Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, and Alfred Hettner. After him are Giovanni Battista Ramusio, Jehuda Cresques, Jan Janssonius, Claes Jansz. Visscher, Hans Meyer, and Inō Tadataka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Yi-Fu Tuan ranks 197. Before him are Anerood Jugnauth, Veljo Tormis, June Almeida, Tanya Savicheva, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, and Guy Ligier. After him are Anthony Steffen, Paul Veyne, Venantino Venantini, Arnaldo Ochoa, Jan P. Syse, and Clifford Brown. Among people deceased in 2022, Yi-Fu Tuan ranks 166. Before him are Mino Raiola, Titus Buberník, Reine Wisell, Carl, Duke of Württemberg, Lando Buzzanca, and Piet Schrijvers. After him are Börje Salming, Paul Veyne, Nichelle Nichols, Kenneth Tsang, Leonardo Del Vecchio, and Toshi Ichiyanagi.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yi-Fu Tuan ranks 634 out of 1,610. Before him are Lie Yukou (-449), Tang Xianzu (1550), Cai Yuanpei (1868), Li Kui (-500), Bo Yibo (1908), and Boris Blacher (1903). After him are Li Hongzhi (1951), Zheng Jing (1642), Sergei Stepashin (1952), Shi Pei Pu (1938), He Long (1896), and Xia Gui (1195).

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  • Photo of Lie Yukou

    Lie Yukou

    PHILOSOPHER

    449 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 61.94

    Rank: 628

  • Photo of Tang Xianzu

    Tang Xianzu

    WRITER

    1550 - 1616

    HPI: 61.92

    Rank: 629

  • Photo of Cai Yuanpei

    Cai Yuanpei

    POLITICIAN

    1868 - 1940

    HPI: 61.87

    Rank: 630

  • Photo of Li Kui

    Li Kui

    ENGINEER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 61.86

    Rank: 631

  • Photo of Bo Yibo

    Bo Yibo

    POLITICIAN

    1908 - 2007

    HPI: 61.79

    Rank: 632

  • Photo of Boris Blacher

    Boris Blacher

    COMPOSER

    1903 - 1975

    HPI: 61.78

    Rank: 633

  • Photo of Yi-Fu Tuan

    Yi-Fu Tuan

    GEOGRAPHER

    1930 - 2022

    HPI: 61.78

    Rank: 634

  • Photo of Li Hongzhi

    Li Hongzhi

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1951 - Present

    HPI: 61.78

    Rank: 635

  • Photo of Zheng Jing

    Zheng Jing

    POLITICIAN

    1642 - 1681

    HPI: 61.77

    Rank: 636

  • Photo of Sergei Stepashin

    Sergei Stepashin

    POLITICIAN

    1952 - Present

    HPI: 61.76

    Rank: 637

  • Photo of Shi Pei Pu

    Shi Pei Pu

    SINGER

    1938 - 2009

    HPI: 61.75

    Rank: 638

  • Photo of He Long

    He Long

    POLITICIAN

    1896 - 1969

    HPI: 61.74

    Rank: 639

  • Photo of Xia Gui

    Xia Gui

    PAINTER

    1195 - 1224

    HPI: 61.74

    Rank: 640

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In China

Among geographers born in China, Yi-Fu Tuan ranks 1. 

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