Liu Hong (astronomer)
Liu Hong | |
|---|---|
| 劉洪 | |
| Chancellor of Qucheng (曲城相) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Administrator of Shanyang (山陽太守) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Commandant of the East District of Kuaiji (會稽東部都尉) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Gucheng Menhou (穀城門候) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 129 Mengyin County, Shandong |
| Died | 210 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Astronomer, mathematician, politician |
| Courtesy name | Yuanzhuo (元卓) |
| Nickname | "Mathematical Sage" (算聖) |
Liu Hong (129–210), courtesy name Yuanzhuo, was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and politician who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty. He developed a work on predicting the passage of the moon which was in use during the Three Kingdoms period of China.