Zu Chongzhi

Summary

Zu Chongzhi is a human^[1]. He was born in Jiankang^[2]. He was born on January 1, 429^[3]. He passed away in China^[4]. He died on January 1, 500^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and astronomer^[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[8]

Key Facts

• Zu Chongzhi's place of birth was Jiankang^[2].
• Zu Chongzhi passed away in China^[4].
• Zu Chongzhi was born on January 1, 429^[3].
• Zu Chongzhi died on January 1, 500^[5].
• Zu Chongzhi died on January 1, 501^[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 is recorded as male^[15].
• Zu Chongzhi's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Zu Chongzhi's Commons category is recorded as Zu Chongzhi^[17].
• Zu Chongzhi's family name is recorded as Zǔ^[18].
• Zu Chongzhi's described by source is recorded as Book of Qi^[19].
• Zu Chongzhi's described by source is recorded as Astronomers: A Biographical Reference^[20].
• Zu Chongzhi's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '祖冲之'}^[21].
• Zu Chongzhi's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[22].

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Origins and Family

Zu Chongzhi's place of birth was Jiankang^[2]. He was born on January 1, 429^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and astronomer^[7]. Fields of work include mathematics^[13], an academic discipline^[23] and astronomy^[14], a branch of science^[24].

Personal Life

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

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 500^[5] and January 1, 501^[9]. Zu Chongzhi died in China^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Zu Chongzhi include Tsu Chung-Chi^[25], a lunar crater^[26].

Why It Matters

Zu Chongzhi has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[8] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

He is credited with the discovery of Milü^[28], a fraction^[29]. Entities named for him include Tsu Chung-Chi^[25], a lunar crater^[26].

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^[28].