Johann Adam Schall von Bell
German Jesuit astronomer active in China (1591–1666) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1 May 1591 – 15 August 1666) was a German Jesuit, astronomer and instrument-maker. He spent most of his life as a missionary in China (where he is remembered as "Tang Ruowang") and became an adviser to the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing dynasty.
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Born | (1591-05-01)1 May 1591 Cologne or Lüftelberg, Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
Died | 15 August 1666(1666-08-15) (aged 75) | ||||||||
Alma mater | Collegium Germanicum, Gregorianum | ||||||||
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Fields | Astronomy, religion | ||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 湯若望 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 汤若望 | ||||||||
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Manchu script | ᡨᠠᠩ ᡰ᠊ᠣ᠋ ᠸᠠᠩ | ||||||||
Romanization | tang žo wang | ||||||||
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