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Joseph-Marie Callery

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French missionary and sinologist (1810-1862)

FranceReligious FiguresLived 1810 to 1862 · aged 51
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Joseph-Gaëtan-Pierre-Maxime-Marie Callery or Giuseppe Gaetano Pietro Massimo Maria Calleri in Italian form was an Italian-French Roman Catholic missionary who travelled into Southeast Asia where he studied Chinese and collected specimens of natural history from the region.

Photos 2

A Daguerreotype by Jules Itier made on 22 August 1845[1]A Daguerreotype by Jules Itier made on 22 August 1845[1]Gravestone from Montmartre CemeteryGravestone from Montmartre Cemetery

Awards 3

Knight of the Legion of Honour
Civil Order of Savoy
Knight of the Order of Leopold

Connected to Joseph-Marie 6

Carlo Francesco GabbaAlso won Civil Order of SavoyCornelius Van LeemputtenAlso won Knight of the Order of LeopoldMarie Collart-HenrotinAlso won Knight of the Order of LeopoldArmand LimnanderAlso won Knight of the Order of LeopoldGiuseppe Giacinto MorisAlso won Civil Order of SavoyPierre François Xavier de RamAlso won Knight of the Order of Leopold

About this person

Joseph-Gaëtan-Pierre-Maxime-Marie Callery or Giuseppe Gaetano Pietro Massimo Maria Calleri in Italian form was an Italian-French Roman Catholic missionary who travelled into Southeast Asia where he studied Chinese and collected specimens of natural history from the region. He published an encyclopedia on the Chinese language and several species of plants have been named after him.

Country
France
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1810 to 1862 · aged 51
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5 languages

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