Alphabetical Index Index by Birth Year
Matteo Ricci
* 1552 in Macerata/Italy
+ 1610 in Beijing
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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.
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