# Wei Pu

> Wei Pu was a Chinese astronomer and politician of the Northern Song dynasty. He was born a commoner, but eventually rose to prominence as an astronomer working for the imperial court at the capital of Kaifeng. Wei became a trusted colleague of the famous Northern Song polymath statesman and scientist Shen Kuo, who served as the head official for the Bureau of Astronomy, and worked on various projects with Wei Pu.

*Chinese astronomer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/wei-pu

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Wei Pu was a Chinese astronomer and politician of the Northern Song dynasty. He was born a commoner, but eventually rose to prominence as an astronomer working for the imperial court at the capital of Kaifeng. Wei became a trusted colleague of the famous Northern Song polymath statesman and scientist Shen Kuo, who served as the head official for the Bureau of Astronomy, and worked on various projects with Wei Pu.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 37.7
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [Wei Pu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei_Pu)
- [Wei Pu](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei_Pu)
- [卫朴 (北宋)](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%AB%E6%9C%B4_(%E5%8C%97%E5%AE%8B))
- [وێی پو](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8E%DB%8C_%D9%BE%D9%88)
- [Wei Pu](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei_Pu)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2045040)

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