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


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About Xu Guangqi

  • 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.

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