MATHEMATICIAN

Shiing-Shen Chern

1911 - 2004

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Shiing-Shen Chern (; Chinese: 陳省身; pinyin: Chén Xǐngshēn, Mandarin: [tʂʰə́n.ɕǐŋ.ʂə̄n]; October 26, 1911 – December 3, 2004) was a Chinese American mathematician and poet. He made fundamental contributions to differential geometry and topology. He has been called the "father of modern differential geometry" and is widely regarded as a leader in geometry and one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century, winning numerous awards and recognition including the Wolf Prize and the inaugural Shaw Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shiing-Shen Chern is the 366th most popular mathematician (down from 323rd in 2019), the 543rd most popular biography from China (up from 568th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Shiing-Shen Chern ranks 366 out of 1,004. Before him are John Edensor Littlewood, George Peacock, John Graunt, Paul Émile Appell, Otto Hesse, and Alfred J. Lotka. After him are Martin Davis, Lars Hörmander, Zhu Shijie, Daina Taimiņa, Sergei Sobolev, and Antoine Gombaud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Shiing-Shen Chern ranks 107. Before him are Teddy Kollek, Maria Reiter, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Klára Dán von Neumann, Andor Lilienthal, and André Leroi-Gourhan. After him are Simone Simon, Ishirō Honda, Roberto Matta, Danny Kaye, Franz Binder, and Joseph Luns. Among people deceased in 2004, Shiing-Shen Chern ranks 87. Before him are Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Gordon Cooper, Harold Shipman, John Charles, Alan King, and Marco Pantani. After him are Juan Carlos Aramburu, Brian Clough, Philip Abelson, Fred Lawrence Whipple, Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, and Arnold Orville Beckman.

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In China

Among people born in China, Shiing-Shen Chern ranks 543 out of 1,610. Before him are Bada Shanren (1626), Lee Shau-kee (1929), He Yingqin (1890), Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123), Na Moon-hee (1941), and Wen Zhengming (1470). After him are Zhong Yao (151), Shen Zhou (1427), Zhu Shijie (1249), Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947), Fang Xuanling (578), and Lo Wei (1918).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In China

Among mathematicians born in China, Shiing-Shen Chern ranks 10. Before him are Wang Chong (27), Xu Guangqi (1562), Shing-Tung Yau (1949), Guo Shoujing (1231), Yi Xing (683), and Liu Xin (-50). After him are Zhu Shijie (1249), Qin Jiushao (1201), Yang Hui (1238), Chen Jingrun (1933), Dai Zhen (1724), and Wu Wenjun (1919).

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