MATHEMATICIAN

Yang Hui

1238 - 1298

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Yang Hui (simplified Chinese: 杨辉; traditional Chinese: 楊輝; pinyin: Yáng Huī, ca. 1238–1298), courtesy name Qianguang (謙光), was a Chinese mathematician and writer during the Song dynasty. Originally, from Qiantang (modern Hangzhou, Zhejiang), Yang worked on magic squares, magic circles and the binomial theorem, and is best known for his contribution of presenting Yang Hui's triangle. This triangle was the same as Pascal's triangle, discovered by Yang's predecessor Jia Xian. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yang Hui is the 446th most popular mathematician (up from 453rd in 2019), the 659th most popular biography from China (up from 718th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Chinese Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Yang Hui ranks 446 out of 1,004. Before her are Benedetto Castelli, Thomas Henderson, Igor Ansoff, Frigyes Riesz, Pierre Alphonse Laurent, and Johann II Bernoulli. After her are Cato Maximilian Guldberg, Hermann Bondi, Goro Shimura, Yves Meyer, Gerd Faltings, and Erhard Schmidt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1238, Yang Hui ranks 6. Before her are Magnus VI of Norway, Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia, Michael II Asen, Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, and Nizamuddin Auliya. After her is Mangrai. Among people deceased in 1298, Yang Hui ranks 10. Before her are Yolanda of Poland, Ram Khamhaeng, Smilets of Bulgaria, Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Thoros III, King of Armenia, and Albert II, Duke of Saxony. After her is Peter John Olivi.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yang Hui ranks 659 out of 1,610. Before her are Liu Penzi (11), Guan Daosheng (1262), Jung Chang (1952), Gan Ji (101), Zhang Zhidong (1837), and Lu Xiufu (1236). After her are Yuan Longping (1930), Emperor Xiaowu of Jin (362), Yan Liben (600), Ho Feng-Shan (1901), Zhang Guotao (1897), and Han Suyin (1917).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In China

Among mathematicians born in China, Yang Hui ranks 13. Before her are Guo Shoujing (1231), Yi Xing (683), Liu Xin (-50), Shiing-Shen Chern (1911), Zhu Shijie (1249), and Qin Jiushao (1201). After her are Chen Jingrun (1933), Dai Zhen (1724), Wu Wenjun (1919), Hua Luogeng (1910), Gu Chaohao (1926), and Yitang Zhang (1955).

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