Johann Adam Schall von Bell
(1591-1666)
German 17th century Jesuit astronomer active in China
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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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1 May 1591 Cologne or Lüftelberg, Holy Roman Empire
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15 August 1666 (aged 75) Jingshi, Shuntian, Zhili, Qing China
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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