German 17th century Jesuit astronomer active in China
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Johann Adam Schall von Bell
Born
(1591-05-01)1 May 1591
Cologne or Lüftelberg, Holy Roman Empire
Died
15 August 1666(1666-08-15) (aged 75)
Jingshi, Shuntian, Zhili, Qing China
Alma mater
Collegium Germanicum, Gregorianum
Scientific career
Fields
Astronomy, religion
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
湯若望
Simplified Chinese
汤若望
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Tāng Ruòwàng
Wade–Giles
T'ang Jo-wang
Manchu name
Manchu script
ᡨᠠᠩ ᡰ᠊ᠣ᠋ ᠸᠠᠩ
Romanization
tang žo wang
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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