# Nishikawa Joken

> Nishikawa Joken  was an Edo period Japanese geographer and astronomer, and author of the encyclopaedic text Ka'i tsūshō kō. He played a role in popularizing early modern European astronomy in Japan through works such as Tenmon Giron.

*Japanese astronomer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/nishikawa-joken

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1648
- **Died:** 1724
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.3 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Nishikawa Joken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishikawa_Joken)
- [Nişikava Coken](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni%C5%9Fikava_Coken)
- [Nishikawa Joken](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishikawa_Joken)
- [Нішікава Джьокен](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%96%D1%88%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%94%D0%B6%D1%8C%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BD)
- [Nishikawa Joken](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishikawa_Joken)
- [西川如見](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E5%B7%9D%E5%A6%82%E8%A6%8B)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2753679)

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