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Guo Shoujing

1231 - 1316

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Guo Shoujing (Chinese: 郭守敬, 1231–1316), courtesy name Ruosi (若思), was a Chinese astronomer, hydraulic engineer, mathematician, and politician of the Yuan dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guo Shoujing has received more than 77,102 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Guo Shoujing is the 286th most popular mathematician (down from 269th in 2019), the 508th most popular biography from China (down from 458th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Guo Shoujing ranks 286 out of 823Before him are Guillaume Postel, Lorenzo Mascheroni, Vergilius of Salzburg, Olga Ladyzhenskaya, John Graunt, and Atle Selberg. After him are Peter Barlow, Yi Xing, William Jones, Hans Hahn, Jacopo Riccati, and Alan Baker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1231, Guo Shoujing ranks 2Before him is Emperor Shijō. After him are Henry III, Duke of Brabant and Marino Zorzi. Among people deceased in 1316, Guo Shoujing ranks 9Before him are John I of France, Alauddin Khalji, Öljaitü, Stefan Dragutin, Vytenis, and Giles of Rome. After him are Marjorie Bruce, Malik Kafur, and Louis of Burgundy.

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In China

Among people born in China, Guo Shoujing ranks 508 out of 1,392Before him are Emperor Xiaowu of Jin (362), Zhang Juzheng (1525), Lo Wei (1918), Bai Chongxi (1893), Dong Qichang (1555), and Liu Penzi (11). After him are Ruan Ji (210), Song Jiaoren (1882), Man Chong (209), Yi Xing (683), Zhou Yongkang (1942), and Cheng Yi (1033).

Among MATHEMATICIANS In China

Among mathematicians born in China, Guo Shoujing ranks 8Before him are Liu Hui (225), Zu Chongzhi (429), Wang Chong (27), Xu Guangqi (1562), Liu Xin (-50), and Shiing-Shen Chern (1911). After him are Yi Xing (683), Shing-Tung Yau (1949), Yang Hui (1238), Zhu Shijie (1249), Qin Jiushao (1201), and Chen Jingrun (1933).