Jean Joseph Marie Amiot was a French Jesuit priest who worked in Qing China, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor.
Born in Toulon, Amiot entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus at the age of 19. After he was ordained in 1746, he aspired... Wikipedia
Born: February 8, 1718, Toulon, France
Died: October 8, 1793 (age 75 years), Beijing, China
Parents: Marie-Anne Serre and Louis Amiot