Alphabetical Index     Index by Birth Year

Matteo Ricci

* 1552 in Macerata/Italy
+  1610 in Beijing


   

Matteo Ricci      Matteo Ricci

   Italian Jesuit priest and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions.
 He was invited by the Wanli Emperor, who sought his selected services
in matters such as court astronomy and calendrical science.


2017 J. Giesen

zuletzt geändert: 11. Jan. 2017