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Wang Chong

27 - 97

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Wang Chong (Chinese: 王充; pinyin: Wáng Chōng; Wade–Giles: Wang Ch'ung; 27 – c. 97 AD), courtesy name Zhongren (仲任), was a Chinese astronomer, meteorologist, naturalist, philosopher, and writer active during the Eastern Han dynasty. He developed a rational, secular, naturalistic and mechanistic account of the world and of human beings and gave a materialistic explanation of the origin of the universe. His main work was the Lunheng (論衡, "Critical Essays"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wang Chong is the 172nd most popular mathematician (down from 150th in 2019), the 255th most popular biography from China (up from 261st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

Wang Chong was a Chinese historian who lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty. He is most famous for his book, "Lunheng" or "Discourses Weaving Together the Past and Present."

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Wang Chong ranks 172 out of 1,004. Before him are James Joseph Sylvester, Menelaus of Alexandria, Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, Carl David Tolmé Runge, Joseph Bertrand, and Johannes Trithemius. After him are Jean-Pierre Serre, Vladimir Arnold, Mary Jackson, John Pell, Felix Hausdorff, and Giambattista della Porta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 27, Wang Chong ranks 2. Before him is Petronius.  Among people deceased in 97, Wang Chong ranks 2. Before him is Saint Timothy. After him is Lucius Verginius Rufus.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Chong ranks 255 out of 1,610. Before him are Sima Guang (1019), Ban Zhao (45), Di Renjie (630), Emperor Yingzong of Song (1032), Guan Zhong (-720), and Dong Biwu (1886). After him are Xi Zhongxun (1913), Wei Yan (200), 3rd Dalai Lama (1543), Ouyang Xiu (1007), Zhang Zuolin (1875), and Emperor Ai of Tang (892).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In China

Among mathematicians born in China, Wang Chong ranks 4. Before him are Zhang Heng (78), Liu Hui (225), and Zu Chongzhi (429). After him are Xu Guangqi (1562), Shing-Tung Yau (1949), Guo Shoujing (1231), Yi Xing (683), Liu Xin (-50), Shiing-Shen Chern (1911), Zhu Shijie (1249), and Qin Jiushao (1201).

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