Johann Adam Schall von Bell
Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1 May 1591 – 15 August 1666) was a German Jesuit, astronomer and instrument-maker. He spent most of his life as a missionary in China (where he is remembered as "Tang Ruowang") and became an adviser to the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing dynasty.
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| Born | 1 May 1591 Cologne or Lüftelberg, Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Died | 15 August 1666 (aged 75) Jingshi, Shuntian, Zhili, Qing China | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Collegium Germanicum, Gregorianum | ||||||||
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| Fields | Astronomy, religion | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 湯若望 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 汤若望 | ||||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||||
| Manchu script | ᡨᠠᠩ ᡰ᠊ᠣ᠋ ᠸᠠᠩ | ||||||||
| Romanization | tang žo wang | ||||||||
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