Yang Hui

Chinese mathematician
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Yang Hui

Summary

Yang Hui is a human[1]. Born in Hangzhou[2], he… he was born on 1238[3]. He passed away in China[4]. He died on 1292[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Yang Hui's place of birth was Hangzhou[2].
  • Yang Hui passed away in China[4].
  • Yang Hui was born on 1238[3].
  • Yang Hui died on 1292[5].
  • Yang Hui died on 1298[8].
  • Yang Hui held citizenship in Southern Song dynasty[9].
  • Yang Hui worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Yang Hui's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Yang Hui is Xiangjie jiuzhang suanfa[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Yang Hui is Yang Hui suanfa[12].
  • Yang Hui is recorded as male[13].
  • Yang Hui's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Yang Hui's Commons category is recorded as Yang Hui[15].
  • Yang Hui's family name is recorded as Yang[16].
  • Yang Hui's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Mandarin[17].
  • Yang Hui's Commons Creator page is recorded as Yang Hui[18].
  • Yang Hui's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '楊輝'}[19].
  • Yang Hui's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '楊輝'}[20].
  • Yang Hui's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[21].
  • Yang Hui's P14541 is recorded as 14uFzZ[22].
  • Yang Hui's P14541 is recorded as 1NCGVU[23].

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Origins and Family

Yang Hui's place of birth was Hangzhou[2]. He was born on 1238[3].

Career and Affiliations

Yang Hui worked as a mathematician[6]. His field of work was mathematics[10].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Xiangjie jiuzhang suanfa[11], a creative work[24] and Yang Hui suanfa[12].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include 1292[5] and 1298[8]. Yang Hui died in China[4].

Why It Matters

Yang Hui ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Yang Hui born?

Yang Hui was born in Hangzhou[2].

Where did Yang Hui die?

Yang Hui died in China[4].

What did Yang Hui do for work?

Yang Hui worked as mathematician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5h ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 21
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'he', 'hy', 'id', 'ja', '
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 13746624q
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  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 14uFzZ, 1NCGVU
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  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Mandarin
    Family name → Yang
    Place of death → China
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp02330564
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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