225 - 295
Liu Hui (fl. 3rd century CE) was a Chinese mathematician who published a commentary in 263 CE on Jiu Zhang Suan Shu (The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art). He was a descendant of the Marquis of Zixiang of the Eastern Han dynasty and lived in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 CE) of China. His major contributions as recorded in his commentary on The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art include a proof of the Pythagorean theorem, theorems in solid geometry, an improvement on Archimedes's approximation of π, and a systematic method of solving linear equations in several unknowns. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liu Hui has received more than 214,092 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Liu Hui is the 134th most popular mathematician, the 235th most popular biography from China (down from 225th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Mathematician.
Liu Hui is most famous for his book "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art".
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Among mathematicians, Liu Hui ranks 134 out of 823. Before him are Menelaus of Alexandria, Oliver Heaviside, Andrey Markov, Simplicius of Cilicia, Alexis Clairaut, and Michel Rolle. After him are Robert Grosseteste, Jacques Hadamard, Joseph Liouville, Giambattista della Porta, William Oughtred, and Vincenzo Viviani.
70 - 140
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 128
1850 - 1925
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 129
1856 - 1922
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 130
490 - 560
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 131
1713 - 1765
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 132
1652 - 1719
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 133
225 - 295
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 134
1175 - 1253
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 135
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 136
1809 - 1882
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 137
1535 - 1615
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 138
1574 - 1660
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 139
1622 - 1703
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 140
Among people born in 225, Liu Hui ranks 3. Before him are Saint Lawrence and Gordian III. After him are Lady Triệu, Zhong Hui, and Tranquillina. Among people deceased in 295, Liu Hui ranks 1. After him is Saint Susanna.
225 - 258
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 1
225 - 244
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 2
225 - 295
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 3
225 - 248
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 4
225 - 264
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 5
225 - 244
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 6
Among people born in China, Liu Hui ranks 235 out of 1,392. Before him are Ban Gu (32), Empress Wanrong (1906), Zhao Bing (1271), Pujie (1907), Di Renjie (630), and Guo Jia (170). After him are Wong Kar-wai (1958), Cao Xueqin (1724), Huang Zhong (148), Heshen (1750), Tsung-Dao Lee (1926), and Emperor Cheng of Han (-51).
32 - 92
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 229
1906 - 1946
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 230
1271 - 1279
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 231
1907 - 1994
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 232
630 - 700
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 233
170 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 234
225 - 295
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 235
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 236
1724 - 1763
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 237
148 - 220
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 238
1750 - 1799
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 239
1926 - Present
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 240
51 BC - 7 BC
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 241
Among mathematicians born in China, Liu Hui ranks 2. Before him are Zhang Heng (78). After him are Zu Chongzhi (429), Wang Chong (27), Xu Guangqi (1562), Liu Xin (-50), Shiing-Shen Chern (1911), Guo Shoujing (1231), Yi Xing (683), Shing-Tung Yau (1949), Yang Hui (1238), and Zhu Shijie (1249).
78 - 139
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 1
225 - 295
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 2
429 - 500
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3
27 - 97
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 4
1562 - 1633
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 5
50 BC - 23
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 6
1911 - 2004
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 7
1231 - 1316
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 8
683 - 727
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 9
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 10
1238 - 1298
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 11
1249 - 1314
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 12