Zu Chongzhi

Summary

Zu Chongzhi is a human^[1]. He was born in Jiankang^[2]. He was born on +0429-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in China^[4]. He died on +0500-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and astronomer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month, #7,198 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Zu Chongzhi's place of birth was Jiankang^[2].
• Zu Chongzhi passed away in China^[4].
• Zu Chongzhi was born on +0429-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Zu Chongzhi died on +0500-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Zu Chongzhi died on +0501-01-01T00:00:00Z^[9].
• A child of Zu Chongzhi was Zu Gengzhi^[10].
• Zu Chongzhi held citizenship in Liu Song dynasty^[11].
• Zu Chongzhi held citizenship in Southern Qi^[12].
• Zu Chongzhi's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Zu Chongzhi worked as an astronomer^[7].
• Zu Chongzhi's field of work was mathematics^[13].
• Zu Chongzhi's field of work was astronomy^[14].
• Zu Chongzhi's image is recorded as 昆山亭林公园祖冲之像.jpg^[15].
• Zu Chongzhi's image is recorded as Beijing Ancient Observatory 20090715-23.jpg^[16].
• Zu Chongzhi is recorded as male^[17].
• Zu Chongzhi's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Zu Chongzhi's ISNI is recorded as 0000000397084919^[19].
• Zu Chongzhi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 292073393^[20].
• Zu Chongzhi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 317038327^[21].
• Zu Chongzhi's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2022103150^[22].
• Zu Chongzhi's IdRef ID is recorded as 242983200^[23].
• Zu Chongzhi's Commons category is recorded as Zu Chongzhi^[24].
• Zu Chongzhi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/013rl_^[25].
• Zu Chongzhi's family name is recorded as Zǔ^[26].
• Zu Chongzhi's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 183165586^[27].

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Origins and Family

Zu Chongzhi's place of birth was Jiankang^[2]. He was born on +0429-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and astronomer^[7]. Fields of work include mathematics^[13], an academic discipline^[28] and astronomy^[14], a branch of science^[29].

Personal Life

A child of Zu Chongzhi was Zu Gengzhi^[10].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +0500-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5] and +0501-01-01T00:00:00Z^[9]. Zu Chongzhi died in China^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Zu Chongzhi include Tsu Chung-Chi^[30], a lunar crater^[31].

Why It Matters

Zu Chongzhi ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month, #7,198 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

He is credited with the discovery of Milü^[34], a fraction^[35]. Entities named for him include Tsu Chung-Chi^[30], a lunar crater^[31].

FAQs

Where was Zu Chongzhi born?

Born in Jiankang^[2], Zu Chongzhi…

Where did Zu Chongzhi die?

Zu Chongzhi died in China^[4].

What did Zu Chongzhi do for work?

Zu Chongzhi worked as mathematician^[6] and astronomer^[7].

What did Zu Chongzhi discover?

Zu Chongzhi is credited as discoverer of Milü^[34].