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Ferdinand Verbiest
Flemish Jesuit missionary in Qing dynasty China (1623–1688)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 9 October 1623
- Died
- 28 January 1688
- Place of birth
- Pittem
- Place of death
- Beijing
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Ferdinand
- Occupation
- astronomer, mathematician, instrument maker, Catholic priest, missionary, Catholic theologian
- Citizenship
- Ming dynasty, County of Flanders
- Religion
- Catholicism
- courtesy name
- 敦伯, 勳卿
- described by source
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Draft History of Qing, The Catholic Encyclopedia
- educated at
- Q30575161, Old University of Leuven, Jesuit College, Sint-Amandscollege, Grand Seminary Mechelen, Old University of Leuven, Roman College
- employer
- Beijing Ancient Observatory, Sint-Amandscollege, Jezuïetenkerk, St. Paul's College, Beijing Ancient Observatory
- has works in the collection
- Beijing Ancient Observatory, Het Scheepvaartmuseum
- name in native language
- Ferdinand Verbiest, 南懷仁
- notable work
- Kunyu Quantu, Explanations of the World Map
- place of burial
- Zhalan Cemetery
- posthumous name
- 勤敏
- religious order
- Society of Jesus
- student of
- André Tacquet
- work location
- Beijing
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