Zhang Heng

Zhang Heng, courtesy name Pingzi, formerly romanized Chang Heng, was a Chinese polymathic scientist and statesman who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty.

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Who was born first?

• Zhang Heng was born 2 years after Hadrian
• Zhang Heng was born 7 years before Marcion of Sinope
• Zhang Heng was born 7 years before Favorinus
• Zhang Heng was born 8 years before Antoninus Pius
• Zhang Heng was born 8 years after Pompeia Plotina

Timeline

1. Pompeia Plotinacirca AD 70s – AD 121
2. HadrianJanuary 24, AD 76 – July 10, AD 138
3. Zhang Heng (this page)78–139
4. Favorinuscirca AD 85 – 3rd century
5. Marcion of Sinopecirca AD 85 – circa AD 160
6. Antoninus PiusSeptember 19, AD 86 – March 7, AD 161

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