French sinologist and missionary (1718-1793) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (Chinese: 錢德明; pinyin: Qián Démíng; 8 February 1718 – 8 October 1793) was a French Jesuit missionary. He worked in Qing China.
Amiot was born in Toulon, France, and joined the Society of Jesus in 1737. He was made a priest in 1746. He was then sent to Qing China, where arrived in August 1751.[1]
He lived the rest of his life in China. He died after he heard the news that King Louis XVI had been executed.[2]
Amiot translated Chinese literature to French. He translated The Art of War in 1772, which made the work known in the Western world.[3]
Amiot studied Chinese music, which he wrote down and was played in the Qing court. His works were used to study Chinese music in the 18th century.[4]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.