MATHEMATICIAN

Liu Xin

50 BC - 23

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Liu Xin (c. 46 BCE – 23 CE), courtesy name Zijun, was a Chinese astronomer, classicist, imperial librarian, mathematician, and politician during the Western Han and Xin dynasties. He later changed his name to Liu Xiu (劉秀) due to the naming taboo of Emperor Ai of Han. He was the son of Imperial librarian Liu Xiang and an associate of other eminent thinkers such as the philosopher Huan Tan. Liu was a prominent supporter of the Old Text classics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Liu Xin is the 354th most popular mathematician (down from 295th in 2019), the 523rd most popular biography from China (up from 537th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Liu Xin ranks 354 out of 1,004. Before him are Giambattista Benedetti, Gaston Julia, Andreas Osiander, Johannes Widmann, Kiyosi Itô, and Abraham bar Hiyya. After him are Caspar Wessel, Al-Sijzi, Paul Neményi, Nicholas Mercator, Francesco Maurolico, and John Edensor Littlewood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 50 BC, Liu Xin ranks 12. Before him are Philip II Philoromaeus, Valerius Gratus, Shammai, Tiridates III of Parthia, Lucius Cassius Longinus, and Namhae of Silla. After him are Archelaus of Cappadocia, Bogud, Quintus Titurius Sabinus, Marcus Licinius Crassus, Aelius Gallus, and Aulus Cremutius Cordus. Among people deceased in 23, Liu Xin ranks 5. Before him are Strabo, Wang Mang, Juba II, and Drusus Julius Caesar. After him is Empress Wang.

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In China

Among people born in China, Liu Xin ranks 523 out of 1,610. Before him are Lin Sen (1868), Zhuge Dan (200), Zeng Guofan (1811), Wellington Koo (1888), Cao Zhang (190), and Rabban Bar Sauma (1220). After him are Tang Yin (1470), Liang Kai (1200), Watchman Nee (1903), Jia Yi (-200), Lu Ban (-507), and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In China

Among mathematicians born in China, Liu Xin ranks 9. Before him are Zu Chongzhi (429), Wang Chong (27), Xu Guangqi (1562), Shing-Tung Yau (1949), Guo Shoujing (1231), and Yi Xing (683). After him are Shiing-Shen Chern (1911), Zhu Shijie (1249), Qin Jiushao (1201), Yang Hui (1238), Chen Jingrun (1933), and Dai Zhen (1724).

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