Antoine Gaubil (1689–1759)

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Biographical data

1689 337 Born in Gaillac
1704 337 Entered the Society of Jesus in Toulouse
1759 337 Died in Beijing

Career

1721 – 1759 337 Missionary in China
337 Occupied himself with mathematics, astronomy, history, chronometry
337 Affiliated with the St. Petersburg Academy in Saint Petersburg
337 Affiliated with the Royal Society in London
337 Affiliated with the Académie des sciences in Paris

Alternate names

Chiying Song Junyong

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Related subjects

Mathematics Astronomy History Chronometry

Sources

337 Witek, J. W. (2001): “Gaubil, Antoine”. In: Diccionario histórico de la Compañía de Jesús. Ed. by C. O'Neill, Universidad Pontifica Comillas, Madrid, pp. 1589-1590.

Recommended Citation

Antoine Gaubil (1689–1759). In: Jesuit Science Network, version 03/11/2018. URL: http://jsn.soohwalee.com/p/479/.