Jean de Fontaney
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Jean de Fontaney
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Jean de Fontaney (1643–1710) was a French Jesuit who led a mission to China in 1687. Jean de Fontaney had been a teacher of mathematics and astronomy at the College Louis le Grand. He was asked by king Louis XIV to set up a mission to China, following a request by Ferdinand Verbiest, in order to spread French and Catholic influence at the Chinese court with the pretext of transmitting scientific knowledge. Jean de Fontaney assembled a group of five other Jesuits to accompany him, all highly skil
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French Jesuit
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2023-05-15T02:33:55Z
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