MATHEMATICIAN

Liu Hui

225 - 295

Liu Hui

Liu Hui (fl. 3rd century CE) was a Chinese mathematician who published a commentary in 263 CE on Jiu Zhang Suan Shu (The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art). He was a descendant of the Marquis of Zixiang of the Eastern Han dynasty and lived in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 CE) of China. His major contributions as recorded in his commentary on The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art include a proof of the Pythagorean theorem, theorems in solid geometry, an improvement on Archimedes's approximation of π, and a systematic method of solving linear equations in several unknowns. In his other work, Haidao Suanjing (The Sea Island Mathematical Manual), he wrote about geometrical problems and their application to surveying. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Liu Hui is the 136th most popular mathematician (down from 128th in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from China (up from 238th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Mathematician.

Liu Hui is most famous for his book "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art".

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Among mathematicians, Liu Hui ranks 136 out of 1,004. Before him are Maurice René Fréchet, Charles Hermite, Émile Borel, Theon of Alexandria, Andrew Wiles, and Meton of Athens. After him are Hermann Weyl, Hermann of Reichenau, Annie S. D. Maunder, Zu Chongzhi, Henri Lebesgue, and Ferdinand von Lindemann.

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Maurice René Fréchet
1878 - 1973
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 130
Charles Hermite
1822 - 1901
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 131
Émile Borel
1871 - 1956
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 132
Theon of Alexandria
335 - 405
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 133
Andrew Wiles
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 134
Meton of Athens
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 135
Liu Hui
225 - 295
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 136
Hermann Weyl
1885 - 1955
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 137
Hermann of Reichenau
1013 - 1054
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 138
Annie S. D. Maunder
1868 - 1947
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 139
Zu Chongzhi
429 - 500
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 140
Henri Lebesgue
1875 - 1941
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 141
Ferdinand von Lindemann
1852 - 1939
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 142

Contemporaries

Among people born in 225, Liu Hui ranks 3. Before him are Saint Lawrence, and Gordian III. After him are Zhong Hui, Lady Triệu, and Tranquillina. Among people deceased in 295, Liu Hui ranks 1. After him are Saint Susanna, and Maximilian of Tebessa.