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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 114,164 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Wang Chong is the 171st most popular mathematician (down from 167th in 2019), the 292nd most popular biography from China (down from 289th 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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  • 60.49

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Wang Chong ranks 171 out of 823Before him are Jean Gaston Darboux, Wacław Sierpiński, Zu Chongzhi, Colin Maclaurin, Conon of Samos, and André Weil. After him are René Thom, Pierre Bouguer, Vito Volterra, George Pólya, Mikhail Ostrogradsky, and Ernst Kummer.

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Contemporaries

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

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Chong ranks 292 out of 1,392Before him are Ei-ichi Negishi (1935), Zu Chongzhi (429), Ai Weiwei (1957), Xun Yu (163), Zhu Rongji (1928), and Li Yuanhong (1864). After him are Cai Yan (177), Xi Zhongxun (1913), Jangsu of Goguryeo (394), Ruzi Ying (5), Emperor Yuan of Jin (276), and Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan (1285).

Among MATHEMATICIANS In China

Among mathematicians born in China, Wang Chong ranks 4Before him are Zhang Heng (78), Liu Hui (225), and Zu Chongzhi (429). After him are 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).