Zu Gengzhi

Chinese mathematician
Person human Q1292375
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Zu Gengzhi

Summary

Zu Gengzhi is a human[1]. He was born in Jiankang[2]. He was born on +0480-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Chinese Empire[4]. He died on +0525-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Zu Gengzhi was born in Jiankang[2].
  • Zu Gengzhi died in Chinese Empire[4].
  • Zu Gengzhi was born on +0480-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Zu Gengzhi died on +0525-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Zu Gengzhi's father was Zu Chongzhi[8].
  • Zu Gengzhi held citizenship in Northern and Southern dynasties[9].
  • Zu Gengzhi worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Zu Gengzhi is recorded as male[10].
  • Zu Gengzhi's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Zu Gengzhi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1677159234803403372772[12].
  • Zu Gengzhi's IdRef ID is recorded as 242983693[13].
  • Zu Gengzhi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/097lr0[14].
  • Zu Gengzhi's family name is recorded as Zǔ[15].
  • Zu Gengzhi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese[16].
  • Zu Gengzhi's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Zu-Geng[17].
  • Zu Gengzhi's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '祖暅之'}[18].
  • Zu Gengzhi's zbMATH author ID is recorded as zu.gengzhi[19].
  • Zu Gengzhi's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '祖暅之'}[20].
  • Zu Gengzhi's MacTutor biography ID is recorded as Zu_Geng[21].
  • Zu Gengzhi's MR Author ID is recorded as 267009[22].
  • Zu Gengzhi's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[23].
  • Zu Gengzhi's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Mathematician:Zu_Geng[24].
  • Zu Gengzhi's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 233017[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Zu Gengzhi's place of birth was Jiankang[2]. He was born on +0480-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Zu Chongzhi[8].

Career and Affiliations

Zu Gengzhi worked as a mathematician[6].

Death and Burial

Zu Gengzhi died on +0525-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Chinese Empire[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Zu Gengzhi include Cavalieri's principle[26], a method[27].

Why It Matters

Zu Gengzhi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Entities named for him include Cavalieri's principle[26], a method[27].

FAQs

Where was Zu Gengzhi born?

Zu Gengzhi's place of birth was Jiankang[2].

Where did Zu Gengzhi die?

Zu Gengzhi passed away in Chinese Empire[4].

Who were Zu Gengzhi's parents?

Zu Gengzhi's father was Zu Chongzhi[8].

What did Zu Gengzhi do for work?

Zu Gengzhi worked as mathematician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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