Zu Gengzhi

Chinese mathematician
Person Human Q1292375

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
480
Date of death
525
Place of birth
Jiankang
Place of death
Chinese Empire
Occupation
mathematician
Languages spoken, written or signed
Chinese[10]
Birth name
祖暅之[11]
Family name
Zǔ[9]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[13]
Name in native language
祖暅之[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Zu Gengzhi hu Cu Keng ja 祖コウ nl Zu Geng (wiskundige) ru Цзу Гэн vi Tổ Hằng Chi zh 祖晅 zh 祖暅 zh 祖暅之
🔖 Identifiers · 10
VIAF cluster ID
1677159234803403372772
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
2xgQoP
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
233017
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Zu-Geng
Freebase ID
/m/097lr0
IdRef ID
242983693
MR Author ID
267009
MacTutor biography ID
Zu_Geng
ZbMATH author ID
zu.gengzhi

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Family name 1
Zǔ
Father 1
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Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
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Summary

Zu Gengzhi was born in Jiankang[1]. He was born on January 1, 480[2]. He died in Chinese Empire[3]. He died on January 1, 525[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Zu Gengzhi include Cavalieri's principle[14], a method[15].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Cavalieri's principle[14], a method[15].

FAQs

Where was Zu Gengzhi born?

Zu Gengzhi's place of birth was Jiankang[1].

Where did Zu Gengzhi die?

Zu Gengzhi passed away in Chinese Empire[3].

Who were Zu Gengzhi's parents?

Zu Gengzhi's father was Zu Chongzhi[6].

What did Zu Gengzhi do for work?

Zu Gengzhi worked as mathematician[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57986: Import missing aliases from dewiki 3/3"
  2. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 2xgQoP
    Instance of → human
    Place of death → Chinese Empire
    Father → Zu Chongzhi
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