78 BC - 37 BC
Jing Fang (Chinese: 京房; pinyin: Jīng Fáng; Wade–Giles: Ching Fang, 78–37 BC), born Li Fang (李房), courtesy name Junming (君明), was born in present-day 東郡頓丘 (Puyang, Henan) during the Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD). He was a Chinese music theorist, mathematician and astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jing Fang has received more than 65,986 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jing Fang is the 330th most popular astronomer, the 769th most popular biography from China and the 3rd most popular Chinese Astronomer.
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Among astronomers, Jing Fang ranks 330 out of 531. Before him are Carl Gustav Witt, James Craig Watson, Alvan Clark, Wilhelm Julius Foerster, Frank Muller, and Philippe van Lansberge. After him are Cyril Jackson, Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix, Holger Thiele, Vladimir Albitsky, Georges Rayet, and Gustav Spörer.
1866 - 1946
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 324
1838 - 1880
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 325
1804 - 1887
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 326
1832 - 1921
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 327
1862 - 1917
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 328
1561 - 1632
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 329
78 BC - 37 BC
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 330
1903 - 1988
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 331
1718 - 1802
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 332
1878 - 1946
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 333
1891 - 1952
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 334
1839 - 1906
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 335
1822 - 1895
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 336
Among people born in 78 BC, Jing Fang ranks 1. Among people deceased in 37 BC, Jing Fang ranks 2. Before him is Antigonus II Mattathias.
Among people born in China, Jing Fang ranks 769 out of 1,392. Before him are Li Ning (1963), Dai Zhen (1724), Qiao Shi (1924), Xiao Hong (1911), Xu Xiangqian (1901), and Liu Yifei (1987). After him are Meng Wanzhou (1972), Yu Zhengsheng (1945), Fei Xiaotong (1910), Yu Hua (1960), Ricky Hui (1946), and Zhuang Zedong (1940).
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 763
1724 - 1777
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 764
1924 - 2015
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 765
1911 - 1942
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 766
1901 - 1990
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 767
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 768
78 BC - 37 BC
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 769
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 770
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 771
1910 - 2005
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 772
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 773
1946 - 2011
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 774
1940 - 2013
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 775
Among astronomers born in China, Jing Fang ranks 3. Before him are Gan De (-400) and Fang Lizhi (1936). After him are John Dobson (1915).
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 1
1936 - 2012
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 2
78 BC - 37 BC
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 3
1915 - 2014
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 4