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Wu Wenjun

1919 - 2017

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Wu Wenjun (Chinese: 吴文俊; 12 May 1919 – 7 May 2017), also commonly known as Wu Wen-tsün, was a Chinese mathematician, historian, and writer. He was an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), best known for Wu class, Wu formula, and Wu's method of characteristic set. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wu Wenjun is the 722nd most popular mathematician (up from 744th in 2019), the 863rd most popular biography from China (up from 904th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Wu Wenjun ranks 722 out of 1,004. Before him are Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Carl Neumann, Heinz Prüfer, Fritz Noether, Eugene Dynkin, and John Cairncross. After him are David Cox, Pingala, Max Newman, Paul Gordan, Leopold Vietoris, and Moritz Pasch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Wu Wenjun ranks 229. Before him are Richard Todd, Jon Pertwee, Grisha Filipov, Lennie Tristano, Wasfi Tal, and Michel Déon. After him are Robert Pinget, Ladislav Mňačko, Olena Apanovych, Helen Walton, Maurice Boitel, and Roberto Bonomi. Among people deceased in 2017, Wu Wenjun ranks 341. Before him are Jaak Panksepp, Leonid Kharitonov, Tatiana Zatulovskaya, Roberto Ferreiro, Om Puri, and John Abercrombie. After him are Robert Guillaume, Issam Zahreddine, Eduard Mudrik, Jean Vuarnet, Abdelmajid Dolmy, and Sue Grafton.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wu Wenjun ranks 863 out of 1,610. Before him are Liu He (1952), Tang Jingsong (1841), Huang Hua (1913), Sam Hui (1948), Yu Rongguang (1958), and Li Changchun (1944). After him are Carina Lau (1965), David Chiang (1947), Tsai Chin (1933), Zhao Wei (1976), Yuen Ren Chao (1892), and Liu Yunshan (1947).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In China

Among mathematicians born in China, Wu Wenjun ranks 16. Before him are Shiing-Shen Chern (1911), Zhu Shijie (1249), Qin Jiushao (1201), Yang Hui (1238), Chen Jingrun (1933), and Dai Zhen (1724). After him are Hua Luogeng (1910), Gu Chaohao (1926), Yitang Zhang (1955), and Sun-Yung Alice Chang (1948).

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