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MATHEMATICIAN

Wu Wenjun

1919 - 2017

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Wu Wenjun (Chinese: 吴文俊; 12 May 1919 – 7 May 2017), also commonly known as Wu Wen-tsün, was a Chinese mathematician, historian, and writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wu Wenjun has received more than 73,119 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Wu Wenjun is the 777th most popular mathematician, the 867th most popular biography from China and the 17th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 73k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Wu Wenjun ranks 777 out of 823Before him are Georges de Rham, Joseph Wedderburn, Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Francesco Severi, Shinichi Mochizuki, and Richard Brauer. After him are Cédric Villani, Joseph Keller, Armand Borel, Giuseppe Veronese, Richard Taylor, and Vladimir Voevodsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Wu Wenjun ranks 271Before him are Aldo Campatelli, Dries van der Lof, Patricia Medina, Cornelia Fort, Clyde Cowan, and Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy. After him are Asbjørn Ruud, Chantal Chaudé de Silans, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Marge Champion, Slim Pickens, and Vladimír Vašíček. Among people deceased in 2017, Wu Wenjun ranks 412Before him are Ruth Perry, Joseph Nicolosi, Joy Fleming, Friedel Rausch, Habib Thiam, and Katy Bødtger. After him are Vladimir Voevodsky, Vera Glagoleva, István Szondy, Colin Groves, Selena Rocky Malone, and Peter Hall.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wu Wenjun ranks 867 out of 1,392Before him are Taylor Wang (1940), Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (1924), Hu Chunhua (1963), Vivian Wu (1966), Karen Lachmann (1916), and Li Shufu (1963). After him are Ma Jian (1953), Liao Yiwu (1958), Li Na (1982), Ha Jin (1956), Liu Chao-shiuan (1943), and Ni Xialian (1963).

Among MATHEMATICIANS In China

Among mathematicians born in China, Wu Wenjun ranks 17Before him are Yang Hui (1238), Zhu Shijie (1249), Qin Jiushao (1201), Chen Jingrun (1933), Dai Zhen (1724), and Yitang Zhang (1955).