Overview
The translated histories identify Richer as an astronomer, scholar, and scientist. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Richer | 利實爾 | Lishier |
| Personal name | Richer | 利實爾 | Lishier |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Uncertain
Roles
- Astronomer
- Scholar
- Scientist
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 康熙十一年 · Western Year: AD 1672Explicit · qingshigao:050:s0027
Origins and identity
- Label: Western / 西人Explicit · qingshigao:050:s0027
Career and standing
- Label: astronomer / 西人Explicit · qingshigao:050:s0027
Places and affiliations
- Place: Cayenne Island / 噶耶那島 · Relation: observed-atExplicit · qingshigao:050:s0027
Events and relationships
- Kind: scientific · Role: observer · Action: measured-mars-zenith-distance · Other Person Id: Cassini (噶西尼) · Place: Cayenne Island / 噶耶那島Explicit · qingshigao:050:s0027
References in the histories
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