Zhang Heng

Summary

Zhang Heng is a human^[1]. He was born in Nanyang^[2]. He was born on +0078-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Luoyang^[4]. He died on +0139-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a cartographer^[6], mathematician^[7], astronomer^[8], poet^[9], and anthropologist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month, #7,114 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Nanyang^[2], Zhang Heng…
• Zhang Heng passed away in Luoyang^[4].
• Zhang Heng was born on +0078-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Zhang Heng died on +0139-01-01T00:00:00Z^[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 ISNI is recorded as 0000000078900851^[20].
• Zhang Heng's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 33416697^[21].
• Zhang Heng's GND ID is recorded as 141317965^[22].
• Zhang Heng's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85009541^[23].
• Zhang Heng's IdRef ID is recorded as 070261555^[24].
• Zhang Heng's CALIS ID is recorded as n2004064938^[25].
• Zhang Heng's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0768498X^[26].
• Zhang Heng's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00625476^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Nanyang^[2], Zhang Heng… he was born on +0078-00-00T00:00:00Z^[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 +0139-01-01T00:00:00Z^[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 ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month, #7,114 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

He has been cited as an influence by Zhang Sixun^[37], an astronomer^[38], b. 1050^[39], of Song dynasty^[40].

Works attributed to him include Return to the Field^[41], a fu^[42], written by him^[43]. 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^[37].