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Chen Jingrun

1933 - 1996

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Chen Jingrun (Chinese: 陳景潤; 22 May 1933 – 19 March 1996), also known as Jing-Run Chen, was a Chinese mathematician who made significant contributions to number theory, including Chen's theorem and the Chen prime. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chen Jingrun is the 592nd most popular mathematician (down from 550th in 2019), the 767th most popular biography from China (up from 798th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Chen Jingrun ranks 592 out of 1,004. Before him are Plato Tiburtinus, Grégoire de Saint-Vincent, Lipót Fejér, Johann Radon, Joseph Valentin Boussinesq, and Bernt Michael Holmboe. After him are Henry Dudeney, Otto E. Neugebauer, Jean-Marie Duhamel, Giacomo F. Maraldi, Jai Singh II, and Pierre Fatou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Chen Jingrun ranks 243. Before him are Lynn Cohen, Javier Lozano Barragán, Siân Phillips, Bob Rafelson, Petra Schürmann, and Jean Yanne. After him are Renée Taylor, Dennis Viollet, Tsuneko Okazaki, Jiří Tichý, Ray Dolby, and Ruth Arnon. Among people deceased in 1996, Chen Jingrun ranks 147. Before him are Joanne Dru, Georgios Zoitakis, Zulfiya, Gyula Kállai, Pilar Lorengar, and Tarō Okamoto. After him are Anni Steuer, Akram al-Hawrani, Dave Schultz, Joseph Asajiro Satowaki, Bernhard Klodt, and George Burns.

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In China

Among people born in China, Chen Jingrun ranks 767 out of 1,610. Before him are Nie Er (1912), Wei Jingsheng (1950), Ehmetjan Qasim (1914), Xiao Hong (1911), Nicholas Poppe (1897), and Song Yu (-298). After him are Xu Xiangqian (1901), Shi Jingtang (892), Deng Sui (81), Rong Yiren (1916), Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei (510), and Chögyam Trungpa (1939).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In China

Among mathematicians born in China, Chen Jingrun ranks 14. Before him are Yi Xing (683), Liu Xin (-50), Shiing-Shen Chern (1911), Zhu Shijie (1249), Qin Jiushao (1201), and Yang Hui (1238). After him are Dai Zhen (1724), Wu Wenjun (1919), Hua Luogeng (1910), Gu Chaohao (1926), Yitang Zhang (1955), and Sun-Yung Alice Chang (1948).

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