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Louis le Comte

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French Jesuit in China

FranceScientistsLived 1655 to 1728 · aged 73
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Louis le Comte (1655-1728), also Louis-Daniel Lecomte, was a French Jesuit and mathematician who participated in the 1687 French Jesuit mission to China under Jean de Fontaney. He arrived in China on 7 February 1688.

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Engraving of Kangxi Emperor from le Comte's Nouveaux MemoiresEngraving of Kangxi Emperor from le Comte's Nouveaux Memoires

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Louis le Comte (1655-1728), also Louis-Daniel Lecomte, was a French Jesuit and mathematician who participated in the 1687 French Jesuit mission to China under Jean de Fontaney. He arrived in China on 7 February 1688. He had travelled with a group of Jesuit mathematicians and scientists including Joachim Bouvet, Claude de Visdelou, Guy Tachard and Jean-François Gerbillon.

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France
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1655 to 1728 · aged 73
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