HISTORIAN
Zuo Qiuming
556 BC - 451 BC
Zuo Qiuming
Zuo Qiuming, Zuoqiu Ming or Qiu Ming (556 – 451 BCE or 502 – 422 BCE) was a Chinese historian who was a contemporary of Confucius. He lived in the Lu state during the Spring and Autumn period. He was a historian, litterateur, thinker and essayist who worked as a Lu official. The influential historical narrative Zuo Zhuan ("Commentary of Zuo") is traditionally attributed to him; as well as Guoyu ("Discourses of the States"). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zuo Qiuming is the 282nd most popular historian (down from 274th in 2019). (up from 2,727th in 2019)
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Zuo Qiuming ranks 282 out of 561. Before him are John Foxe, Gustav Hugo, Bernard Berenson, Gerhard Friedrich Müller, Halil İnalcık, and Claude Cahen. After him are Timothy Garton Ash, Georges Lefebvre, George Buchanan, Gustave Schlumberger, Abraham Geiger, and Marino Sanuto the Younger.
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John Foxe
1516 - 1587
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 276
Gustav Hugo
1764 - 1844
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 277
Bernard Berenson
1865 - 1959
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 278
Gerhard Friedrich Müller
1705 - 1783
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 279
Halil İnalcık
1916 - 2016
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 280
Claude Cahen
1909 - 1991
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 281
Zuo Qiuming
556 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 282
Timothy Garton Ash
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 283
Georges Lefebvre
1874 - 1959
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 284
George Buchanan
1506 - 1582
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 285
Gustave Schlumberger
1844 - 1929
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 286
Abraham Geiger
1810 - 1874
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 287
Marino Sanuto the Younger
1466 - 1536
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 288
Contemporaries
Among people born in 556 BC, Zuo Qiuming ranks 2. Before him is Simonides of Ceos. Among people deceased in 451 BC, Zuo Qiuming ranks 2. Before him is Bacchylides.
Others Born in 556 BC
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Simonides of Ceos
WRITER
556 BC - 468 BC
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 1
Zuo Qiuming
HISTORIAN
556 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 2
Others Deceased in 451 BC
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Bacchylides
WRITER
490 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 1
Zuo Qiuming
HISTORIAN
556 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 2
