List of Chinese mathematicians explained

This is a list of Chinese mathematicians. With a history spanning over three millennia, Chinese mathematics is believed to have initially developed largely independently of other cultures.

Classical

• Jing Fang

78 – 37 BC

• Liu Xin

c. 50 BC – 23 AD

• Zhang Heng

78 – 139 AD

• Liu Hong

129 – 210 AD

• Cai Yong

132 – 192 AD

• Liu Hui

225 – 295 AD

• Wang Fan

228 – 266 AD

• Sun Tzu

c. 3rd – 5th century AD

• Zu Chongzhi

429 – 500 AD

• Zu Gengzhi

c. 450 – c. 520 AD

Middle Imperial

• Zhen Luan

535–566

• Wang Xiaotong

580–640

• Li Chunfeng

602–670

• Yi Xing

683–727

• Wei Pu

11th century

• Jia Xian

1010–1070

• Su Song

1020–1101

• Shen Kuo

1031–1095

• Li Zhi

1192–1279

• Qin Jiushao

c. 1202–1261

• Guo Shoujing

1231–1316

• Yang Hui

c. 1238–1298

• Zhu Shijie

1249–1314

Late Imperial

16th century

• Cheng Dawei

1533–1606

• Zhu Zaiyu

1536–1611

17th century

• Xu Guangqi

1562–1633

• Minggatu

1692–1763

18th century

• Li Rui

1768–1817

19th century

• Li Shanlan

1810–1882

• Xiong Qinglai

1893–1969

Modern

20th century

• Su Buqing

1902–2003

• Pao-Lu Hsu

1910–1970

• Hua Luogeng

1910–1985

• Ke Zhao

1910–2002

• Wei-Liang Chow

1911–1995

• Shiing-Shen Chern

1911–2004

• Chien Wei-zang

1912–2010

• Ky Fan

1914–2010

• Chia-Chiao Lin

1916–2013

• Wu Wenjun

1919–2017

• Yuan-Shih Chow

1924–2022

• Gu Chaohao

1926–2012

• Daoxing Xia

b. 1930

• Wang Yuan

1930–2021

• Chen Jingrun

1933–1996

• Pan Chengdong

1934–1997

• Yum-Tong Siu

b. 1943

• Peng Shige

b. 1947

• Shing-Tung Yau

b. 1949, Fields medal recipient

• Yitang Zhang

b. 1955

• Gang Tian

b. 1958

• Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest

b. 1959

• Huai-Dong Cao

b. 1959

• Shou-Wu Zhang

b. 1962

• Weinan E

b. 1963

• Kefeng Liu

b. 1965

• Terence Tao

b.1975

• Wei Zhang

b. 1981

• Zhiwei Yun

b. 1982

• Chenyang Xu

b. 1981

• Eddie Woo

b. 1985

See also

• List of Chinese scientists