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Xu Guangqi

1562 - 1633

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Xu Guangqi or Hsü Kuang-ch'i (April 24, 1562 – November 8, 1633), also known by his baptismal name Paul or Paul Siu, was a Chinese agronomist, astronomer, mathematician, politician, and writer during the late Ming dynasty. Xu was appointed by the Chinese Emperor in 1629 to be the leader of the Shixian calendar reform, which he embarked on with the assistance of Jesuits. Xu was a colleague and collaborator of the Italian Jesuits Matteo Ricci and Sabatino de Ursis and assisted their translation of several classic Western texts into Chinese, including part of Euclid's Elements. He was also the author of the Nong Zheng Quan Shu, a treatise on agriculture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Xu Guangqi is the 243rd most popular mathematician (down from 219th in 2019), the 351st most popular biography from China (up from 372nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Xu Guangqi ranks 243 out of 1,004. Before him are Michel Chasles, Richard S. Hamilton, Giovanni Ceva, Marcel Grossmann, Ahmes, and Ibn al-Shatir. After him are Ernst Zermelo, Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Vergilius of Salzburg, Abū Ja'far al-Khāzin, Henri Cartan, and John Charles Fields.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1562, Xu Guangqi ranks 5. Before him are Lope de Vega, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, and Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. After him are Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena, Pietro Bernini, Cornelis van Haarlem, Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Ercole, Lord of Monaco, John Bull, and John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. Among people deceased in 1633, Xu Guangqi ranks 5. Before him are Jacopo Peri, Isabella Clara Eugenia, Scipione Borghese, and Pieter Lastman. After him are Cornelis Drebbel, Patriarch Filaret of Moscow, Catherine of Cleves, Lew Sapieha, Sigrid of Sweden, Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues, and George Herbert.

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In China

Among people born in China, Xu Guangqi ranks 351 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Zongren (1890), Emperor An of Han (94), Emperor Guangzong of Song (1147), Meng Huo (101), Dian Wei (150), and Duke Huan of Qi (-800). After him are Joseph Zen (1932), Guo Xi (1020), Huo Qubing (-140), Lu Yu (733), Lady Zhen (183), and Peng Liyuan (1962).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In China

Among mathematicians born in China, Xu Guangqi ranks 5. Before him are Zhang Heng (78), Liu Hui (225), Zu Chongzhi (429), and Wang Chong (27). After him are 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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