ASTRONOMER
Jing Fang
78 BC - 37 BC
Jing Fang
Jing Fang (京房) (78–37 BC), born Li Fang (李房), courtesy name Junming (君明), was a Chinese music theorist, mathematician and astronomer born in present-day Puyang, Henan during the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD). Although better known for his work in musical measurements, he also accurately described the basic mechanics of lunar and solar eclipses. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jing Fang is the 367th most popular astronomer (down from 329th in 2019), the 783rd most popular biography from China (up from 811th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Jing Fang ranks 367 out of 644. Before him are Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev, Paul Götz, Alvan Clark, Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, Seth Carlo Chandler, and Lewis Boss. After him are Johann von Lamont, Benjamin Jekhowsky, André Patry, Frank Watson Dyson, Kidinnu, and David C. Jewitt.
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Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev
1908 - 1983
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 361
Paul Götz
1883 - 1962
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 362
Alvan Clark
1804 - 1887
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 363
Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger
1765 - 1831
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 364
Seth Carlo Chandler
1846 - 1913
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 365
Lewis Boss
1846 - 1912
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 366
Jing Fang
78 BC - 37 BC
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 367
Johann von Lamont
1805 - 1879
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 368
Benjamin Jekhowsky
1881 - 1975
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 369
André Patry
1902 - 1960
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 370
Frank Watson Dyson
1868 - 1939
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 371
Kidinnu
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 372
David C. Jewitt
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 373
Contemporaries
Among people born in 78 BC, Jing Fang ranks 1. Among people deceased in 37 BC, Jing Fang ranks 2. Before him is Antigonus II Mattathias.
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Antigonus II Mattathias
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 37 BC
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 1
Jing Fang
ASTRONOMER
78 BC - 37 BC
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 2
In China
Among people born in China, Jing Fang ranks 783 out of 1,610. Before him are Wei Yuan (1794), Yikuang (1838), Yang Jiechi (1950), Li Zhanshu (1950), Tan Dun (1957), and Ricky Hui (1946). After him are Yan Lianke (1958), Yu Hua (1960), Qiao Shi (1924), Zhang Dejiang (1946), Zhou Fohai (1897), and Chen Hongshou (1598).
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Wei Yuan
PHILOSOPHER
1794 - 1857
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 777
Yikuang
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1917
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 778
Yang Jiechi
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 779
Li Zhanshu
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 780
Tan Dun
COMPOSER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 781
Ricky Hui
ACTOR
1946 - 2011
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 782
Jing Fang
ASTRONOMER
78 BC - 37 BC
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 783
Yan Lianke
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 784
Yu Hua
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 785
Qiao Shi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2015
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 786
Zhang Dejiang
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 787
Zhou Fohai
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1948
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 788
Chen Hongshou
PAINTER
1598 - 1652
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 789
Among ASTRONOMERS In China
Among astronomers born in China, Jing Fang ranks 3. Before him are Gan De (-400), and Fang Lizhi (1936). After him are Frank Shu (1943), and John Dobson (1915).
Gan De
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 1
Fang Lizhi
1936 - 2012
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 2
Jing Fang
78 BC - 37 BC
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 3
Frank Shu
1943 - 2023
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 4
John Dobson
1915 - 2014
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 5
