Matteo Ricci (1552–1610)

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Biographical data

1552 162 Born in Macerata
1571 162 Entered the Society of Jesus in Rome
1610 162 Died in Beijing

Education

162 Studied mathematics, geography in Rome
Collegium Romanum
162 Studied law
Before entering the Society

Career

1578 – 1610 162 Missionary in China
162 Occupied himself with mathematics, astronomy, sinology

Miscellaneous

162 Ricci created a world map for the Chinese emperor that gained a lot of fame
162 Ricci was the first to translate Confucius into Latin and developed a transcription for Chinese characters

Relations

162 Ricci studied mathematics and geography under Clavius in Rome

Alternate names

Matthieu Ricci

Related subjects

Mathematics Astronomy Law Geography World map Sinology

Relations

Christoph Clavius

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Sources

162 Sebes, J. (2001): “Ricci, Matteo”. In: Diccionario histórico de la Compañía de Jesús. Ed. by Charles O'Neill, Universidad Pontifica Comillas, Madrid, pp. 3351-3353.

Recommended Citation

Matteo Ricci (1552–1610). In: Jesuit Science Network, version 03/11/2018. URL: http://jsn.soohwalee.com/p/196/.