MATHEMATICIAN

Liu Xin

50 BC - 23

Liu Xin

Liu Xin (c. 46 BCE – 23 CE), courtesy name Zijun, was a Chinese astronomer, classicist, imperial librarian, mathematician, and politician during the Western Han and Xin dynasties. He later changed his name to Liu Xiu (劉秀) due to the naming taboo of Emperor Ai of Han. He was the son of Imperial librarian Liu Xiang and an associate of other eminent thinkers such as the philosopher Huan Tan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liu Xin has received more than 62,360 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Liu Xin is the 295th most popular mathematician (down from 274th in 2019), the 536th most popular biography from China (down from 490th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

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62k
Page Views (PV)
56.79
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
5.34
Effective Languages (L*)
2.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Liu Xin ranks 295 out of 1,004. Before him are Michael Maestlin, Pavel Alexandrov, Helge von Koch, Issai Schur, William George Horner, and Yi Xing. After him are Vergilius of Salzburg, Olga Ladyzhenskaya, Kiyosi Itô, Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow, Georg Alexander Pick, and Giambattista Benedetti.

Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia

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Michael Maestlin
1550 - 1631
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 289
Pavel Alexandrov
1896 - 1982
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 290
Helge von Koch
1870 - 1924
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 291
Issai Schur
1875 - 1941
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 292
William George Horner
1786 - 1837
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 293
Yi Xing
683 - 727
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 294
Liu Xin
50 BC - 23
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 295
Vergilius of Salzburg
700 - 784
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 296
Olga Ladyzhenskaya
1922 - 2004
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 297
Kiyosi Itô
1915 - 2008
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 298
Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow
1832 - 1918
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 299
Georg Alexander Pick
1859 - 1942
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 300
Giambattista Benedetti
1530 - 1590
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 301

Contemporaries

Among people born in 50 BC, Liu Xin ranks 11. Before him are Marcus Manilius, Shammai, Philip II Philoromaeus, Valerius Gratus, Tiridates III of Parthia, and Namhae of Silla. After him are Marcus Licinius Crassus, Archelaus of Cappadocia, Lucius Scribonius Libo, Bogud, Aelius Gallus, and Quintus Titurius Sabinus. Among people deceased in 23, Liu Xin ranks 5. Before him are Strabo, Wang Mang, Juba II, and Drusus Julius Caesar. After him is Empress Wang.

Others Born in 50 BC

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Marcus Manilius
WRITER
50 BC - 50
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 5
Shammai
WRITER
50 BC - 30
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 6
Philip II Philoromaeus
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 50 BC
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 7
Valerius Gratus
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 100
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 8
Tiridates III of Parthia
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 100
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 9
Namhae of Silla
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 24
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 10
Liu Xin
MATHEMATICIAN
50 BC - 23
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 11
Marcus Licinius Crassus
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 50 BC
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 12
Archelaus of Cappadocia
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 17
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 13
Lucius Scribonius Libo
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 34 BC
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 14
Bogud
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 31 BC
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 15
Aelius Gallus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 BC - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 16
Quintus Titurius Sabinus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
50 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 17