Xu Guangqi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Xu Guangqi

Ming Dynasty Chinese politician, scholar and lay Catholic leader

Date of Birth: 04-May-1562

Place of Birth: Shanghai, China

Date of Death: 08-Nov-1633

Profession: astronomer, writer, politician, mathematician, translator

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Xu Guangqi or Hsü Kuang-ch'i (April 24, 1562 – November 8, 1633), also known by his baptismal name Paul, was a Chinese agronomist, astronomer, mathematician, politician, and writer during the Ming dynasty.
Xu was a colleague and collaborator of the Italian Jesuits Matteo Ricci and Sabatino de Ursis and assisted their translation of several classic Western texts into Chinese, including part of Euclid's Elements.
He was also the author of the Nong Zheng Quan Shu, a treatise on agriculture.
He was one of the "Three Pillars of Chinese Catholicism".
His current title is Servant of God.
On April 15, 2011, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi announced the beatification of Xu Guangqi.