Mathematician:Zhang Qiujian

Mathematician

Chinese mathematician who wrote the text Zhang Qiujian Suanjing ("Zhang Qiujian's Mathematical Manual").

Nationality

Chinese

History

• Born: c. 430 in China
• Died: c. 490 in China

Writings

• Between 466 and 485 CE: Zhang Qiujian Suanjing ("Zhang Qiujian's Mathematical Manual")

Also known as

His name can be rendered:

Chang Ch'iu-Chin

Chang Ch'iu-chien

Chang Sh'iu-Chien

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Zhang Qiujian": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive