Xu Guangqi
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 390 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 24,1562 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Shanghai County |
| Date of died | November 8,1633 |
| Died | Shuntian Prefecture |
| Children | Xu Ji |
| Spouse | Wu |
| Parents | Xu Sicheng |
| Residence | Shanghai |
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| Job | Translator |
| Politician | |
| Writer | |
| Mathematician | |
| Astronomer | |
| Scholar-official | |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Place of burial | tombeau de Xu Guangqi |
| Books | A Complete Treatise on Agriculture, Complete Treatise on Agriculture |
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| Complete Treatise on Agriculture | |
| Dissertation on the Silk-manufacture and the Cultivation of the Mulberry | |
| Senior grand secretari | Zhou Tingru; Wen Tiren |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 532647 |
Xu Guangqi Life story
Xu Guangqi or Hsü Kuang-ch'i, also known by his baptismal name Paul, was a Chinese agronomist, astronomer, mathematician, politician, and writer during the Ming dynasty. Xu was appointed by the Chinese Emperor in 1629 to be the leader of the ShiXian calendar reform, which he embarked on with the assistance of Jesuits.
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