Léon Wieger (born 9 July 1856 in
Strasbourg
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,
France
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- died 25 March 1933 in
Xian County
Xian County or Xianxian () is a county in the east of Hebei province of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Cangzhou.
Administrative divisions
Towns:
* Leshou (), Huaizhen (), Guozhuang (), Hechengjie ()
Tow ...
,
Hebei
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,
China
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), was a French
Jesuit
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missionary, medical doctor, theologist and sinologist who worked at the Catholic Jesuit mission in
Hejian
Hejian (; alternative romanizations: Ho Dsie Ho-kienfou
Fou may refer to:
People
* Fou Fonoti (born 1991), American football player
* Fou Ts'ong (born 1934), Chinese pianist
* Pama Fou (born 1990), Australian rugby union player
Other uses
* Fou (instrument) (ç¼»), an ancient Chinese percussion ins ...
is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Cangzhou, in the east-central part of Hebei province, China. , the population was ca. 895,000 inhabitants a ...
, together with
Séraphin Couvreur
Séraphin Couvreur (; EFEO Chinese transcription: kóu sái fēn; 14 January 1835 – 19 November 1919) was a French Jesuit missionary to China, sinologist, and creator of the EFEO Chinese transcription. The system devised by Couvreur of the à ...
.
He has published numerous books, on Chinese culture, Taoism, Buddhism and Chinese language.
Notes
References
* L. Bresner 1997, The Fathers of Sinology: From the Ricci Method to Leon Wieger's Remedie
External links
Short biography and quotes of people praising Wieger(in French)
1856 births
1933 deaths
French sinologists
19th-century French Jesuits
20th-century French Jesuits
French Roman Catholic missionaries
19th-century French physicians
French male non-fiction writers
Jesuit missionaries in China
French expatriates in China
Roman Catholic medical missionaries
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