MATHEMATICIAN

Yi Xing

683 - 727

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Yi Xing (Chinese: 一行; pinyin: Yī Xíng; Wade–Giles: I-Hsing, 683–727), born Zhang Sui (Chinese: 張遂), was a Chinese astronomer, Buddhist monk, inventor, mathematician, mechanical engineer, and philosopher during the Tang dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yi Xing has received more than 120,036 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Yi Xing is the 294th most popular mathematician (down from 288th in 2019), the 533rd most popular biography from China (down from 511th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

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  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Yi Xing ranks 294 out of 1,004. Before him are Viktor Bunyakovsky, Michael Maestlin, Pavel Alexandrov, Helge von Koch, Issai Schur, and William George Horner. After him are Liu Xin, Vergilius of Salzburg, Olga Ladyzhenskaya, Kiyosi Itô, Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow, and Georg Alexander Pick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 683, Yi Xing ranks 3. Before him are Bilgä Qaǧan, and Emperor Monmu.  Among people deceased in 727, Yi Xing ranks 1. 

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    Yi Xing

    MATHEMATICIAN

    683 - 727

    HPI: 56.81

    Rank: 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Yi Xing ranks 533 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123), Sheng Shicai (1895), Bian Que (-401), Xu Shen (58), Wu Daozi (680), and Zhou Yongkang (1942). After him are Zhang Juzheng (1525), Feng Menglong (1574), Liu Xin (-50), He Yingqin (1890), Yang Xiong (-53), and Guo Zongxun (953).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In China

Among mathematicians born in China, Yi Xing ranks 8. Before him are Zu Chongzhi (429), Liu Hui (225), Wang Chong (27), Xu Guangqi (1562), Guo Shoujing (1231), and Shing-Tung Yau (1949). After him are Liu Xin (-50), Shiing-Shen Chern (1911), Zhu Shijie (1249), Qin Jiushao (1201), Yang Hui (1238), and Dai Zhen (1724).

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