Xu Guangqi

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:person
gptkb:scholar
gptkb:scientist
astronomer
botanist
government position
gptkbp:baptismDate gptkb:Paul
gptkbp:birthDate 1562-04-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Shanghai
gptkbp:child gptkb:Xu_Ji
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Matteo_Ricci
gptkbp:convertedTo gptkb:Catholicism
gptkbp:courtesyName gptkb:Zixian_(子先)
gptkbp:deathDate 1633-11-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Shanghai
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:mathematics
agriculture
military science
hydraulics
gptkbp:hasChineseName gptkb:徐光啟
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Xu Guangqi
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Chinese_astronomy
Chinese mathematics
Chinese agriculture
Chinese science
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Matteo_Ricci
gptkbp:knownFor agricultural reforms
Catholic convert
translation of Euclid's Elements
collaboration with Matteo Ricci
introduction of Western science to China
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Xu_Guangqi_Memorial_Hall,_Shanghai
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Ming_dynasty
gptkbp:notableWork translation of Euclid's Elements
work on calendar reform
Nongzheng Quanshu (Complete Treatise on Agriculture)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:scholar
gptkb:scientist
government position
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Minister_of_War
gptkb:Grand_Secretary_of_the_Ming_dynasty
gptkb:Minister_of_Rites
gptkbp:posthumousName gptkb:Wenheng_(文恆)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Catholicism
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Xu_Guangqi_Memorial_Hall,_Shanghai
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Wang_Shunzhi
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Euclid's_Elements
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ming_dynasty
gptkb:Ming_dynasty_China
gptkb:長沙
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5