WRITER

Yuan Mei

1716 - 1798

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Yuan Mei (Chinese: 袁枚; pinyin: Yuán Méi; 1716–1797) was a Chinese poet of the Qing dynasty. He was often mentioned with Ji Yun as the "Nan Yuan Bei Ji" (Chinese: 南袁北紀; pinyin: nányuán běijì; lit. 'Yuan of the south and Ji of the north'). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yuan Mei is the 2,175th most popular writer (up from 2,490th in 2019), the 573rd most popular biography from China (up from 652nd in 2019) and the 56th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yuan Mei ranks 2,175 out of 7,302. Before him are Dexippus, Philippe Sollers, Brian Aldiss, Bernard Palissy, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, and Aleksander Chodźko. After him are Judith Kerr, Cesare Zavattini, Asclepiades of Samos, Håkan Nesser, Pierre Lemaitre, and George Tabori.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1716, Yuan Mei ranks 10. Before him are Louise Diane d'Orléans, Étienne Maurice Falconet, James Lind, Gaspar de Portolá, Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia, and Joseph-Marie Vien. After him are Antonio de Ulloa, Thomas Gray, Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, Luis Egidio Meléndez, Eugenios Voulgaris, and Pehr Kalm. Among people deceased in 1798, Yuan Mei ranks 16. Before him are Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Heraclius II of Georgia, Christian Gottlob Neefe, Edward Waring, Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder, and Johann Reinhold Forster. After him are Infanta María Amalia of Spain, Antoine de Chézy, Gaetano Pugnani, Christian Cannabich, François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, and Laurynas Gucevičius.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yuan Mei ranks 573 out of 1,610. Before him are Jimmy Lai (1948), Ni Zan (1301), Lu Ji (261), Zhang Xun (1854), Wu Daozi (680), and Li Shangyin (813). After him are Helü of Wu (-550), Ai Qing (1910), Zhu Yousong (1607), Li Jue (200), Eric Liddell (1902), and Wang Huning (1955).

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  • Photo of Jimmy Lai

    Jimmy Lai

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1948 - Present

    HPI: 62.79

    Rank: 567

  • Photo of Ni Zan

    Ni Zan

    PAINTER

    1301 - 1374

    HPI: 62.79

    Rank: 568

  • Photo of Lu Ji

    Lu Ji

    WRITER

    261 - 303

    HPI: 62.77

    Rank: 569

  • Photo of Zhang Xun

    Zhang Xun

    POLITICIAN

    1854 - 1923

    HPI: 62.77

    Rank: 570

  • Photo of Wu Daozi

    Wu Daozi

    PAINTER

    680 - 740

    HPI: 62.74

    Rank: 571

  • Photo of Li Shangyin

    Li Shangyin

    WRITER

    813 - 858

    HPI: 62.73

    Rank: 572

  • Photo of Yuan Mei

    Yuan Mei

    WRITER

    1716 - 1798

    HPI: 62.71

    Rank: 573

  • Photo of Helü of Wu

    Helü of Wu

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 496 BC

    HPI: 62.70

    Rank: 574

  • Photo of Ai Qing

    Ai Qing

    WRITER

    1910 - 1996

    HPI: 62.67

    Rank: 575

  • Photo of Zhu Yousong

    Zhu Yousong

    POLITICIAN

    1607 - 1646

    HPI: 62.66

    Rank: 576

  • Photo of Li Jue

    Li Jue

    POLITICIAN

    200 - Present

    HPI: 62.66

    Rank: 577

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    Eric Liddell

    ATHLETE

    1902 - 1945

    HPI: 62.65

    Rank: 578

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    Wang Huning

    POLITICIAN

    1955 - Present

    HPI: 62.64

    Rank: 579

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Yuan Mei ranks 56. Before him are Watchman Nee (1903), Yuan Zhen (779), Guan Hanqing (1210), Fan Zhongyan (989), Lu Ji (261), and Li Shangyin (813). After him are Ai Qing (1910), Erin Hunter (null), Ding Ling (1904), Li Yu (1610), Sakya Pandita (1182), and Zhou Daguan (1266).

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