MATHEMATICIAN

Wang Chong

27 - 97

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Wang Chong (Chinese: 王充; pinyin: Wáng Chōng; Wade–Giles: Wang Ch'ung; 27 – c. 97 AD), courtesy name Zhongren (仲任), was a Chinese astronomer, meteorologist, naturalist, philosopher, and writer active during the Eastern Han dynasty. He developed a rational, secular, naturalistic and mechanistic account of the world and of human beings and gave a materialistic explanation of the origin of the universe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wang Chong has received more than 123,569 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Wang Chong is the 150th most popular mathematician (up from 171st in 2019), the 260th most popular biography from China (up from 291st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

Wang Chong was a Chinese historian who lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty. He is most famous for his book, "Lunheng" or "Discourses Weaving Together the Past and Present."

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  • 62.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Wang Chong ranks 150 out of 1,004. Before him are Johannes Trithemius, Émile Borel, Henri Lebesgue, Zoia Ceaușescu, Andrey Markov, and Edward Norton Lorenz. After him are Joseph Liouville, Scipione del Ferro, Robert Grosseteste, Michel Rolle, Vladimir Arnold, and Arthur Cayley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 27, Wang Chong ranks 2. Before him is Petronius.  Among people deceased in 97, Wang Chong ranks 2. Before him is Saint Timothy. After him is Lucius Verginius Rufus.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Chong ranks 260 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhang He (167), Cao Zhi (192), Benedict Anderson (1936), Emperor Huan of Han (132), Cao Ren (168), and Ouyang Xiu (1007). After him are Ei-ichi Negishi (1935), Guo Jia (170), Zaifeng, Prince Chun (1883), Lu Su (172), Emperor Hui of Jin (259), and Di Renjie (630).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In China

Among mathematicians born in China, Wang Chong ranks 4. Before him are Zhang Heng (78), Zu Chongzhi (429), and Liu Hui (225). After him are Xu Guangqi (1562), Guo Shoujing (1231), Shing-Tung Yau (1949), Yi Xing (683), Liu Xin (-50), Shiing-Shen Chern (1911), Zhu Shijie (1249), and Qin Jiushao (1201).

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