Xu Guangqi
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Xu Guangqi was a prominent late Ming dynasty scholar-official, scientist, and Catholic convert known for his collaboration with Matteo Ricci and his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, and agricultural reform in China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xu Guangqi canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic convert
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Chinese scholar-official ⓘ Confucian scholar ⓘ Ming dynasty person ⓘ person ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | late Ming intellectual history ⓘ |
| artName | Xuanhu ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1562 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Matteo Ricci ⓘ |
| convertedTo |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ming dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Ming China
|
| courtesyName | Zixian ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1633 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Ming dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| familyName | Xu ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agronomy
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astronomy ⓘ calendar reform ⓘ hydraulic engineering ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| givenName | Guangqi ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
Grand Secretary of the Ming dynasty
ⓘ
Minister of Rites ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Chinese astronomy
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development of Chinese mathematics ⓘ later Chinese Christian scholars ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European Jesuit science
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Matteo Ricci ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Nongzheng Quanshu
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agricultural reform ⓘ collaboration with Matteo Ricci ⓘ introduction of Western science to China ⓘ translation of Western scientific works ⓘ work in astronomy ⓘ work in mathematics ⓘ |
| name | Xu Guangqi self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Nongzheng Quanshu
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translation of Euclid's Elements ⓘ |
| occupation |
agricultural scientist
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astronomer ⓘ mathematician ⓘ scholar-official ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Shanghai ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Beijing ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| translatedFromLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| translatedIntoLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
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