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and the Chinese chronological records. To prove his point he had to add 1400 years to the time period that existed between Creation and the birth of Abraham. This however did not satisfy the European intelligentsia or the missionaries in China. His work nevertheless had a major impact in other areas
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Histoire d'une dame chrétienne de la Chine où par occasion les usages de ces peuples, l'établissement de la religion, les manieres des missionaires, & les exercices de pieté des nouveaux chrétiens sont
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and a devout Christian herself. Under her patronage, he was able to establish a number of new churches throughout
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plea for help. Couplet took various responsibilities throughout China, but had to take refuge in
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Upon his return to Europe in 1685 Couplet brought with him two Chinese converts, including
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Lach, Donald F (1973). "China in Western Thought And Culture". In Wiener, Philip P (ed.).
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Philippe Couplet brought with him one of the first known Chinese men to visit Europe:
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triggered plans for the dispatch of five Jesuit mathematicians to the Chinese Court.
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a library of Chinese translations of Christian books. While in Europe, his visit to
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Although wanting to return to China, he had to wait until a dispute between the
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Confucius, Philosopher of the Chinese, or, Chinese Knowledge Explained in Latin
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Confucius, Philosopher of the Chinese, or, Chinese Knowledge Explained in Latin
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The Dragon and the Eagle: The Presence of China in the American Enlightenment
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Breve Raguaglio delle Cose piu Notabili Spettanti al Grand'Imperio della Cina
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Confucius Sinarum Philosophus, sive, Scientia Sinensis Latine Exposita
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Curious Land: Jesuit Accommodation and the Origins of Sinology
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Couplet's interest in China was aroused by a lecture by
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Biography of Candida Xu. 480:Tabula Chronologica Monarchiae Sinicae 452:vicars apostolic of the Asian missions 378:Tabula chronologica monarchiae sinicae 20: 176:Confucius, Philosopher of the Chinese 16:Flemish Jesuit missionary (1623–1693) 7: 891:Jesuits from the Spanish Netherlands 886:Roman Catholic missionaries in China 393:he had invented also existed in the 156:, SJ (1623–1693), known in China as 376:In 1686 Couplet published in Paris 263:during the 1665–1670 persecutions. 643:Dictionary of the History of Ideas 14: 721:Orientalism in Louis XIV's France 686:Orientalism in Louis XIV's France 514:, Paris: Daniel Horthemels, 1687 186:, he is also sometimes known as 709:University of Barcelona website 855:, Cambridge University Press, 825:, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 182:in 1687. As his works were in 133: 119: 81: 59: 1: 906:17th-century writers in Latin 443:Confucius Sinarum Philosophus 414:Confucius Sinarum Philosophus 235:, with Couplet's notes about 233:Confucius Sinarum Philosophus 207:Philippe Couplet was born in 896:Jesuit missionaries in China 406:Christian Wolfgang Herdtrich 266:Couplet worked closely with 841:, Oxford University Press, 837:Ballaster, Rosalind (2005) 821:Anderson, Gerald H. (1999) 602:Mungello, David E. (1989). 528:Free Online Digital Version 290:In Europe (1681–1693) 922: 223:In China (1656–1681) 531:Staatsbibliotek zu Berlin 275: 144: 96: 32: 28: 777:The Birth of Orientalism 231:The map of China in the 54:Traditional Chinese 851:Hobson, John M. (2004) 800:Quoted in Hobson, p.194 76:Simplified Chinese 743:, pp. 17, 253–258 448: 303: 240: 546:Jesuit China missions 412:, Couplet published 410:François de Rougemont 385:of European science. 297: 230: 901:Clergy from Mechelen 760:Alfred Owen Aldridge 584:Gerald H. 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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wade–Giles
Flemish
Jesuit
missionary
Qing Empire
Paris
Latin
Mechelen
Spanish Netherlands
Belgium

Chinese demographics
Martino Martini
Michał Boym
Southern Ming
Yongli Emperor
Canton
Candida Xu
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