MATHEMATICIAN

Dai Zhen

1724 - 1777

Dai Zhen

Dai Zhen (Chinese: 戴震; pinyin: Dài Zhèn; Wade–Giles: Tai Chen, January 19, 1724 – July 1, 1777), courtesy name Shenxiu(慎修), art name Dongyuan(東原), was a Chinese philosopher of the Qing dynasty. Hailing from Xiuning, Anhui Dai was a versatile scholar who made great contributions to mathematics, geography, phonology and philosophy. His philosophical and philological critiques of Neo-Confucianism continue to be influential. In 1733, Dai was recruited by scholar Ji Yun to be one of the editors of the official encyclopedia and collection of books, Siku Quanshu. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dai Zhen is the 652nd most popular mathematician (down from 526th in 2019), the 820th most popular biography from China (down from 770th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Dai Zhen ranks 652 out of 1,004. Before him are Edward Routh, Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter, Tommaso Ceva, 'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk, Alessandro Galilei, and Jean-Christophe Yoccoz. After him are Haskell Curry, William Burnside, Johan Jensen, Aleksey Krylov, Olga Taussky-Todd, and Michael Artin.

Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia

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Edward Routh
1831 - 1907
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 646
Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter
1907 - 2003
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 647
Tommaso Ceva
1648 - 1737
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 648
'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk
800 - 900
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 649
Alessandro Galilei
1691 - 1737
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 650
Jean-Christophe Yoccoz
1957 - 2016
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 651
Dai Zhen
1724 - 1777
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 652
Haskell Curry
1900 - 1982
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 653
William Burnside
1852 - 1927
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 654
Johan Jensen
1859 - 1925
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 655
Aleksey Krylov
1863 - 1945
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 656
Olga Taussky-Todd
1906 - 1995
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 657
Michael Artin
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 658

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1724, Dai Zhen ranks 28. Before him are Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf, John Smeaton, Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, Gottfried Heinrich Bach, Anton Friedrich Büsching, and Johann Julius Walbaum. After him are Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, Ji Yun, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Georges-Louis Le Sage, and Jane Colden. Among people deceased in 1777, Dai Zhen ranks 19. Before him are Maxim Berezovsky, Bernard de Jussieu, Enrichetta d'Este, Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz, Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, and Alexander Sumarokov. After him are Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt, Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, Dolly Pentreath, John Morton, Mir Qasim, and Pratap Singh Shah.

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Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
NOBLEMAN
1724 - 1779
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 22
John Smeaton
ENGINEER
1724 - 1792
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 23
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée
PAINTER
1724 - 1805
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 24
Gottfried Heinrich Bach
MUSICIAN
1724 - 1763
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 25
Anton Friedrich Büsching
GEOGRAPHER
1724 - 1793
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 26
Johann Julius Walbaum
BIOLOGIST
1724 - 1799
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 27
Dai Zhen
MATHEMATICIAN
1724 - 1777
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 28
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1724 - 1816
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 29
Ji Yun
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1805
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 30
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1808
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 31
Georges-Louis Le Sage
PHYSICIST
1724 - 1803
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 32
Jane Colden
BIOLOGIST
1724 - 1766
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 33

Others Deceased in 1777

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Maxim Berezovsky
COMPOSER
1745 - 1777
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 13
Bernard de Jussieu
PHYSICIAN
1699 - 1777
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 14
Enrichetta d'Este
POLITICIAN
1702 - 1777
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 15
Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1777
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 16
Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
WRITER
1707 - 1777
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 17
Alexander Sumarokov
WRITER
1717 - 1777
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 18
Dai Zhen
MATHEMATICIAN
1724 - 1777
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 19
Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt
NOBLEMAN
1698 - 1777
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 20
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset
WRITER
1709 - 1777
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 21
Dolly Pentreath
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1692 - 1777
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 22
John Morton
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1777
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 23
Mir Qasim
POLITICIAN
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 24
Pratap Singh Shah
NOBLEMAN
1751 - 1777
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 25