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Philippe Couplet

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Gender Male
Date of birth May 31,1623
Zodiac sign Gemini
Born Belgium
DiedGoa
India
Education Society of Jesus
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Philippe Couplet Life story


Philippe or Philip Couplet, known in China as Bai Yingli, was a Flemish Jesuit missionary to the Qing Empire. He worked with his fellow missionaries to compile the influential Confucius, Philosopher of the Chinese, published in Paris in 1687. As his works were in Latin, he is also sometimes known as Philippus Couplet.

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