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Séraphin Couvreur
French Jesuit missionary and sinologist (1835-1919) · France · On the map · Died at 84
Séraphin Couvreur was a French Jesuit missionary to China, sinologist, and translator. He was also the creator of the EFEO Chinese transcription.
Séraphin Couvreur is read about 5 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 17 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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About this person
The system devised by Couvreur of the École française d'Extrême-Orient was used in most of the French-speaking world to transliterate Chinese until the middle of the 20th century, after what it was gradually replaced by pinyin.
Country
France
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1835 to 1919 · aged 84