Overview
The translated histories identify Xu Guangqi as an astronomer, official, and scholar. This record brings together 5 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Xu Guangqi | 徐光啟 | Xu Guangqi |
| Alternate | Guangqi | 光啟 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · qingshigao:272:s0004
Roles
- Astronomer
- Official
- Scholar
Life and dates
Death
- Explicit · qingshigao:272:s0007
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 崇禎初 · Western Year: AD 1628Explicit · qingshigao:272:s0005
- Source Date: Text: 明萬曆間 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1573 · End: AD 1620Explicit · qingshigao:272:s0004
Career and standing
- Label: superintendent of the calendar revision bureau / 監督 · Action: appointedExplicit · qingshigao:272:s0006
Works and attributed material
- Kind: memorial · Role: authorExplicit · qingshigao:272:s0005
Events and relationships
- Relation: student-of · Person Id: Matteo Ricci (利瑪竇)Explicit · qingshigao:272:s0004
- Relation: recommender-of · Person Id: Tang Ruowang (湯若望)Explicit · qingshigao:272:s0032
References in the histories
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