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Su Song

1020 - 1101

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Su Song (Chinese: 蘇頌; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: So͘ Siōng, 1020–1101), courtesy name Zirong (Chinese: 子容; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chú-iông), was a Chinese polymathic scientist and statesman who lived during the Song dynasty (960–1279). He exceled in numerous fields including but not limited to mathematics, astronomy, cartography, geography, metallurgy, mechanical engineering, hydraulic engineering, poetry, and statesmanship. Su Song was the engineer for a hydro-mechanical astronomical clock tower located in Kaifeng. It employed an early escapement mechanism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Su Song is the 59th most popular engineer (up from 72nd in 2019), the 322nd most popular biography from China (up from 380th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Su Song ranks 59 out of 389. Before him are Godfrey Hounsfield, Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr., William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, John Ambrose Fleming, Kurt Gerstein, and Valentin Glushko. After him are Masaru Ibuka, Colin Chapman, Henry Gantt, Hans Kammler, Mikhail Gurevich, and Adam Czerniaków.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1020, Su Song ranks 5. Before him are Pope Gregory VII, Pope Stephen IX, Yūsuf Balasaguni, and Sweyn II of Denmark. After him are Guo Xi, Constantine the African, William I, Count of Burgundy, Gunhilda of Denmark, Vladimir of Novgorod, Zhang Zai, and Henry II, Count of Louvain. Among people deceased in 1101, Su Song ranks 8. Before him are Roger I of Sicily, Bruno of Cologne, Su Shi, Hugh, Count of Vermandois, John Skylitzes, and Conrad II of Italy. After him are Al-Musta'li, Akka Mahadevi, Emperor Daozong of Liao, Vseslav of Polotsk, Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, and Urraca of Zamora.

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In China

Among people born in China, Su Song ranks 322 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Xiaozong of Song (1127), Shi Nai'an (1296), Wei Zhongxian (1568), Emperor Hui of Jin (259), Zhao Tuo (-230), and Yuan Chonghuan (1584). After him are Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837), Lu You (1125), Li Dazhao (1889), Duan Qirui (1865), Princess Taiping (665), and Yelü Chucai (1189).

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Among ENGINEERS In China

Among engineers born in China, Su Song ranks 2. Before him are Zhuge Liang (181). After him are Lu Ban (-507), Li Kui (-500), Ma Jun (200), and Da-Wen Sun (1960).

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