Michał Boym
(1612-1659)
Jesuit missionary in China
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Michał Piotr Boym (Chinese: 卜彌格; pinyin: Bǔ Mígé; c. 1612 – 1659) was a Polish Jesuit missionary to China, scientist and explorer. He was an early Western traveller within the Chinese mainland, and the author of numerous works on Asian fauna, flora and geography. The first European Chinese dictionary, published in 1670, is attributed to Boym.
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1612
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22 June 1659 (aged 47)
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