MATHEMATICIAN

Gu Chaohao

1926 - 2012

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Gu Chaohao (Chinese: 谷超豪; pinyin: Gǔ Chāoháo; Wade–Giles: Ku Ch'aohao; May 15, 1926 – June 24, 2012) was a Chinese mathematician. He graduated from National Chekiang University (Zhejiang University) in 1948, and received a doctorate in physics and mathematical science from Moscow University in 1959. He was primarily engaged in research on partial differential equations, differential geometry, solitons, and mathematical physics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gu Chaohao has received more than 33,449 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gu Chaohao is the 776th most popular mathematician, the 927th most popular biography from China and the 18th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 33k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Gu Chaohao ranks 776 out of 1,004. Before him are Gilbert Strang, Walter Rudin, Wendelin Werner, Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro, Oskar Perron, and Franz Mertens. After him are Vaughan Jones, Martin Davis, Hassler Whitney, Nikolai Chebotaryov, Hua Luogeng, and Cesare Burali-Forti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Gu Chaohao ranks 375. Before him are Herschell Gordon Lewis, Giovanni Viola, Alfonso Sastre, David Tudor, Fred Ramdat Misier, and Rino Ferrario. After him are Lucien Sève, Heikki Hasu, Alfreda Markowska, Kazuhiko Nishijima, Emmanuel Wamala, and Günter de Bruyn. Among people deceased in 2012, Gu Chaohao ranks 314. Before him are Viktor Kosichkin, Elza Ibrahimova, Arkady Vorobyov, Malcolm Browne, Antonio Cubillo, and Rino Ferrario. After him are Franz West, Gunnar Sønsteby, Roberto Mieres, Richard Dawson, Lennart Samuelsson, and Mark Midler.

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In China

Among people born in China, Gu Chaohao ranks 927 out of 1,610. Before him are Qiao Guanhua (1913), Yitang Zhang (1955), Sun Chunlan (1950), Zhou Xun (1974), Wu Xueqian (1921), and Li Na (1982). After him are Paul Yü Pin (1901), Liang Guanglie (1940), Hua Luogeng (1910), Ji Pengfei (1910), Jia Zhangke (1970), and Ingrid Noll (1935).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Qiao Guanhua

    Qiao Guanhua

    POLITICIAN

    1913 - 1983

    HPI: 54.41

    Rank: 921

  • Photo of Yitang Zhang

    Yitang Zhang

    MATHEMATICIAN

    1955 - Present

    HPI: 54.36

    Rank: 922

  • Photo of Sun Chunlan

    Sun Chunlan

    POLITICIAN

    1950 - Present

    HPI: 54.30

    Rank: 923

  • Photo of Zhou Xun

    Zhou Xun

    ACTOR

    1974 - Present

    HPI: 54.29

    Rank: 924

  • Photo of Wu Xueqian

    Wu Xueqian

    POLITICIAN

    1921 - 2008

    HPI: 54.28

    Rank: 925

  • Photo of Li Na

    Li Na

    TENNIS PLAYER

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 54.21

    Rank: 926

  • Photo of Gu Chaohao

    Gu Chaohao

    MATHEMATICIAN

    1926 - 2012

    HPI: 54.20

    Rank: 927

  • Photo of Paul Yü Pin

    Paul Yü Pin

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1901 - 1978

    HPI: 54.10

    Rank: 928

  • Photo of Liang Guanglie

    Liang Guanglie

    POLITICIAN

    1940 - 2024

    HPI: 54.10

    Rank: 929

  • Photo of Hua Luogeng

    Hua Luogeng

    MATHEMATICIAN

    1910 - 1985

    HPI: 54.08

    Rank: 930

  • Photo of Ji Pengfei

    Ji Pengfei

    POLITICIAN

    1910 - 2000

    HPI: 54.07

    Rank: 931

  • Photo of Jia Zhangke

    Jia Zhangke

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1970 - Present

    HPI: 54.03

    Rank: 932

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    Ingrid Noll

    WRITER

    1935 - Present

    HPI: 53.97

    Rank: 933

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In China

Among mathematicians born in China, Gu Chaohao ranks 18. Before him are Qin Jiushao (1201), Yang Hui (1238), Dai Zhen (1724), Chen Jingrun (1933), Wu Wenjun (1919), and Yitang Zhang (1955). After him are Hua Luogeng (1910), and Sun-Yung Alice Chang (1948).

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