Johann Adam Schall von Bell
German astronomer and missionary
Johann Adam Schall von Bell was a German Jesuit, astronomer and instrument-maker. He spent most of his life as a missionary in China and became an adviser to the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing dynasty. Wikipedia
Born: May 1, 1591, Cologne, Germany
Died: August 15, 1666 (age 75 years), Beijing, China
Books: An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperour of China: Delivered by Their Excell[en]cies, Peter de Goyer and Jacob de Keyzer, at His Imperial City of Peking : Wherein the Cities ... Ports, Rivers, &c. in Their Passages from Canton to Peking are Ingeniously Described and An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China: Deliver'd by Their Excellencies, Peter de Goyer and Jacob de Keyzer, at His Imperial City of Peking : Wherein the Cities, Towns, Villages, Ports, Rivers, &c. in Their Passages from Canton to Peking are Ingeniously Describ'd
Manchu script: ᡨᠠᠩ ᡰ᠊ᠣ᠋ ᠸᠠᠩ
Simplified Chinese: 汤若望
Traditional Chinese: 湯若望