Ferdinand Verbiest, SJ (9 October 1623 – 28 January 1688) was a Flemish Jesuit missionary in China during the Qing dynasty. He was born in Pittem near...
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Verbiest or Verbist is a Flemish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ferdinand Verbiest, Flemish Jesuit missionary in China Theophiel Verbist...
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contributed significantly to the reformation of China's calendar. Father Ferdinand Verbiest contributed to China's understanding of its geography and helped China...
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clockwork-driven carriage. The first steam-powered vehicle was designed by Ferdinand Verbiest, a Flemish member of a Jesuit mission in China around 1672. It was...
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Schall (center), Ferdinand Verbiest (right); below Xu Guangqi and his granddaughter Candide Hiu Jesuit missionary Ferdinand Verbiest. This is an enlargement...
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Map of the World, was a map of the world developed by Jesuit father Ferdinand Verbiest during his mission in China in 1674. A copy is in the Hunterian Museum...
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western sinologists Matteo Ricci, Johann Adam Schall von Bell and Ferdinand Verbiest, among many famous scholars of the time. The College was the base...
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entitled Kunyu Quantu (Universal Map of the World), in Nanjing. In 1674, Ferdinand Verbiest developed the Kunyu Quantu, a similar map, but with various improvements...
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October 4 – Robert Thoroton, English antiquary (d. 1678) October 9 – Ferdinand Verbiest, Flemish Jesuit missionary in China during the Qing dynasty (d. 1688)...
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concubine of Qing Dynasty ruler Hong Taiji (b. 1613) January 28 – Ferdinand Verbiest, Flemish Jesuit missionary in China (b. 1623) February 2 – Abraham...
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