MATHEMATICIAN

Chen Jingrun

1933 - 1996

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Chen Jingrun (Chinese: 陳景潤; 22 May 1933 – 19 March 1996), also known as Jing-Run Chen, was a Chinese mathematician who made significant contributions to number theory, including Chen's theorem and the Chen prime. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chen Jingrun has received more than 143,000 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Chen Jingrun is the 550th most popular mathematician (up from 560th in 2019), the 794th most popular biography from China (down from 758th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

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  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Chen Jingrun ranks 550 out of 1,004. Before him are Louis Nirenberg, Maria Angela Ardinghelli, Aleksandr Khinchin, Pierre Fatou, Max August Zorn, and John Tate. After him are Jacques Herbrand, Al-Qalqashandi, Ronald Graham, Max Dehn, Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, and Cahit Arf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Chen Jingrun ranks 246. Before him are Wilfried Dietrich, Ercole Baldini, Rachid Sfar, Elly Ameling, Kadriye Nurmambet, and Carlos Correia. After him are Gino Pivatelli, Bob Rafelson, R. Murray Schafer, Nichita Stănescu, Vladimir Melanin, and Laura Mancinelli. Among people deceased in 1996, Chen Jingrun ranks 155. Before him are Edmund Muskie, Teodoro Fernández, Tarō Okamoto, Léo Malet, Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, and Ryōtarō Shiba. After him are Kiyoshi Atsumi, Bernhard Klodt, Reinhard Libuda, Mikael Tariverdiev, Seymour Cray, and Endel Puusepp.

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In China

Among people born in China, Chen Jingrun ranks 794 out of 1,610. Before him are Xie Lingyun (385), Ji Yun (1724), Wei Yuan (1794), Xiao Hong (1911), Qiu Ying (1494), and Saifuddin Azizi (1915). After him are Gordon Liu (1951), Dai Jin (1388), Ma Jun (200), Li Li-hua (1924), Leon Lai (1966), and Chen Hongshou (1598).

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  • Photo of Xie Lingyun

    Xie Lingyun

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    385 - 433

    HPI: 51.52

    Rank: 788

  • Photo of Ji Yun

    Ji Yun

    POLITICIAN

    1724 - 1805

    HPI: 51.52

    Rank: 789

  • Photo of Wei Yuan

    Wei Yuan

    PHILOSOPHER

    1794 - 1857

    HPI: 51.49

    Rank: 790

  • Photo of Xiao Hong

    Xiao Hong

    WRITER

    1911 - 1942

    HPI: 51.46

    Rank: 791

  • Photo of Qiu Ying

    Qiu Ying

    PAINTER

    1494 - 1552

    HPI: 51.45

    Rank: 792

  • Photo of Saifuddin Azizi

    Saifuddin Azizi

    POLITICIAN

    1915 - 2003

    HPI: 51.44

    Rank: 793

  • Photo of Chen Jingrun

    Chen Jingrun

    MATHEMATICIAN

    1933 - 1996

    HPI: 51.43

    Rank: 794

  • Photo of Gordon Liu

    Gordon Liu

    ACTOR

    1951 - Present

    HPI: 51.43

    Rank: 795

  • Photo of Dai Jin

    Dai Jin

    PAINTER

    1388 - 1462

    HPI: 51.40

    Rank: 796

  • Photo of Ma Jun

    Ma Jun

    ENGINEER

    200 - 265

    HPI: 51.39

    Rank: 797

  • Photo of Li Li-hua

    Li Li-hua

    ACTOR

    1924 - 2017

    HPI: 51.36

    Rank: 798

  • Photo of Leon Lai

    Leon Lai

    ACTOR

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 51.30

    Rank: 799

  • Photo of Chen Hongshou

    Chen Hongshou

    PAINTER

    1598 - 1652

    HPI: 51.25

    Rank: 800

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In China

Among mathematicians born in China, Chen Jingrun ranks 15. Before him are Liu Xin (-50), Shiing-Shen Chern (1911), Zhu Shijie (1249), Qin Jiushao (1201), Yang Hui (1238), and Dai Zhen (1724). After him are Wu Wenjun (1919), Yitang Zhang (1955), Gu Chaohao (1926), Hua Luogeng (1910), Sun-Yung Alice Chang (1948), and Wang Fan (null).

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