Mathematician

Zhu Shijie

mathematician of Yuan dynasty (during the reign of Temür Khan), inventor of Chinese quaternion, Si yuan shu (四元術) and stacking technique Duo ji shu (垛積術)

1249 - 1314

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Zhu Shijie

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Zhu Shijie is the 370th most popular mathematician (down from 344th in 2024), the 549th most popular biography from China (up from 599th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

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Zhu Shijie's biography spans 22 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 63.07.

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Among Mathematicians

Among mathematicians, Zhu Shijie ranks 370 out of 1,010. Before her are Paul Émile Appell, Otto Hesse, Alfred J. Lotka, Shiing-Shen Chern, Martin Davis, and Lars Hörmander. After her are Daina Taimiņa, Sergei Sobolev, Antoine Gombaud, Vladimir Drinfeld, Michael Maestlin, and László Lovász.

Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia

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Paul Émile Appell
1855 - 1930
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 364
Otto Hesse
1811 - 1874
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 365
Alfred J. Lotka
1880 - 1949
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 366
Shiing-Shen Chern
1911 - 2004
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 367
Martin Davis
1928 - 2023
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 368
Lars Hörmander
1931 - 2012
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 369
Zhu Shijie
1249 - 1314
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 370
Daina Taimiņa
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 371
Sergei Sobolev
1908 - 1989
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 372
Antoine Gombaud
1607 - 1684
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 373
Vladimir Drinfeld
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 374
Michael Maestlin
1550 - 1631
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 375
László Lovász
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 376

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1249, Zhu Shijie ranks 8. Before her are Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon, John Balliol, Robert III, Count of Flanders, Emperor Kameyama, Frederick I, Margrave of Baden, and Amadeus V, Count of Savoy. After her is John I, Duke of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1314, Zhu Shijie ranks 8. Before her are Pope Clement V, Jacques de Molay, Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes, John Balliol, Albert II, Margrave of Meissen, and Muhammad III of Granada. After her are Stephen I, Ban of Bosnia, and Helen of Anjou.

Others Born in 1249

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Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon
COMPANION
1249 - 1302
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 2
John Balliol
POLITICIAN
1249 - 1314
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 3
Robert III, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1249 - 1322
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 4
Emperor Kameyama
POLITICIAN
1249 - 1305
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 5
Frederick I, Margrave of Baden
POLITICIAN
1249 - 1268
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 6
Amadeus V, Count of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1249 - 1323
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 7
Zhu Shijie
MATHEMATICIAN
1249 - 1314
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 8
John I, Duke of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1249 - 1285
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 9

Others Deceased in 1314

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Pope Clement V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1264 - 1314
HPI: 82.11
Rank: 2
Jacques de Molay
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1243 - 1314
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 3
Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes
POLITICIAN
1267 - 1314
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 4
John Balliol
POLITICIAN
1249 - 1314
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 5
Albert II, Margrave of Meissen
POLITICIAN
1240 - 1314
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 6
Muhammad III of Granada
POLITICIAN
1257 - 1314
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 7
Zhu Shijie
MATHEMATICIAN
1249 - 1314
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 8
Stephen I, Ban of Bosnia
POLITICIAN
1242 - 1314
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 9
Helen of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1237 - 1314
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 10