Zhang Heng

Summary

Zhang Heng is a human^[1]. He was born in Nanyang^[2]. He was born on 78^[3]. He passed away in Luoyang^[4]. He died on January 1, 139^[5]. He worked as a cartographer^[6], mathematician^[7], astronomer^[8], poet^[9], and anthropologist^[10]. He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Nanyang^[2], Zhang Heng…
• Zhang Heng passed away in Luoyang^[4].
• Zhang Heng was born on 78^[3].
• Zhang Heng died on January 1, 139^[5].
• Zhang Heng held citizenship in Eastern Han^[12].
• Zhang Heng worked as a cartographer^[6].
• Zhang Heng worked as a mathematician^[7].
• Zhang Heng's professions included astronomer^[8].
• Zhang Heng worked as a poet^[9].
• Zhang Heng's professions included anthropologist^[10].
• Zhang Heng worked as a geographer^[13].
• Zhang Heng's field of work was mathematics^[14].
• Zhang Heng's field of work was astronomy^[15].
• Zhang Heng's field of work was seismology^[16].
• Zhang Heng's religion is recorded as Confucianism^[17].
• Zhang Heng is recorded as male^[18].
• Zhang Heng's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Zhang Heng's Commons category is recorded as Zhang Heng^[20].
• Zhang Heng's family name is recorded as Zhang^[21].
• Zhang Heng's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zhang Heng^[22].
• Zhang Heng's Commons gallery is recorded as 張衡^[23].
• Zhang Heng's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)^[24].
• Zhang Heng's described by source is recorded as Book of the Later Han^[25].
• Zhang Heng's described by source is recorded as Astronomers: A Biographical Reference^[26].
• Zhang Heng's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '張衡'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Nanyang^[2], Zhang Heng… he was born on 78^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cartographer^[6], mathematician^[7], astronomer^[8], poet^[9], anthropologist^[10], and geographer^[13]. Fields of work include mathematics^[14], an academic discipline^[28]; astronomy^[15], a branch of science^[29]; and seismology^[16], a branch of physics^[30].

Personal Life

Zhang Heng's religion is recorded as Confucianism^[17].

Death and Burial

Zhang Heng died on January 1, 139^[5]. He died in Luoyang^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Zhang Heng include zhanghengite^[31], a mineral species^[32] and Chang Heng^[33], a lunar crater^[34].

Why It Matters

Zhang Heng has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[11] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

He has been cited as an influence by Zhang Sixun^[36], an astronomer^[37], b. 1050^[38], of Song dynasty^[39].

Works attributed to him include Return to the Field^[40], a fu^[41]. Entities named for him include zhanghengite^[31], a mineral species^[32] and Chang Heng^[33], a lunar crater^[34].

FAQs

Where was Zhang Heng born?

Zhang Heng was born in Nanyang^[2].

Where did Zhang Heng die?

Zhang Heng died in Luoyang^[4].

What did Zhang Heng do for work?

Zhang Heng worked as cartographer^[6], mathematician^[7], astronomer^[8], poet^[9], and anthropologist^[10].

Who did Zhang Heng influence?

Zhang Heng has been cited as an influence by Zhang Sixun^[36].