# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/zu-chongzhi
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:55:27.941Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/zu-chongzhi"
name: "Zu Chongzhi"
slug: "zu-chongzhi"
description: "Zu Chongzhi, courtesy name Wenyuan, was a Chinese astronomer, inventor, mathematician, politician, and writer during the Liu Song and Southern Qi dynasties. He was most notable for calculating pi as between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927, a record in precision which would not be surpassed for nearly 900 years."
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birthDate: "429"
deathDate: "501"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump