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*''Born: [[1592]]''
*''Born: [[1592]]''
*''Died: [[1666]]''
*''Died: [[1666]]''
*''Other Names'': 湯若望 ''(Tāng ruò wàng)''
Johann Adam Schall von Bell was a prominent [[Society of Jesus in China|Jesuit]] missionary and scholar in the [[Ming Dynasty|Ming]] and [[Qing Dynasty]] courts.
Johann Adam Schall von Bell was a prominent [[Society of Jesus in China|Jesuit]] missionary and scholar in the [[Ming Dynasty|Ming]] and [[Qing Dynasty]] courts.
Active in China from [[1616]] until his death in [[Beijing]] in [[1666]], Schall von Bell was present in Beijing in [[1644]] when the city fell to the rebel forces of [[Li Zicheng]], and subsequently to those of the [[Manchu]] Qing Dynasty. While many of his compatriots were captured, or fled along with [[Ming loyalists]], Schall von Bell stayed put. He not only survived the sacking of the city, but was soon afterward named head of the Imperial Bureau of Astronomy by the Manchu regent [[Dorgon]], so that he could use his knowledge of European astronomical techniques to ascertain a more precise calendar, and better predict significant astronomical events. Schall von Bell quickly came to be favored as well by the young [[Shunzhi Emperor]], six years old in 1644, who called him "grandfather" and regularly had him join in on court discussions of religion and politics. Shunzhi also permitted Schall von Bell to establish a church in the city.
Active in China from [[1616]] until his death in [[Beijing]] in [[1666]], Schall von Bell was present in Beijing in [[1644]] when the city fell to the rebel forces of [[Li Zicheng]], and subsequently to those of the [[Manchu]] Qing Dynasty. While many of his compatriots were captured, or fled along with [[Ming loyalists]], Schall von Bell stayed put. He not only survived the sacking of the city, but was soon afterward named head of the Imperial Bureau of Astronomy by the Manchu regent [[Dorgon]], so that he could use his knowledge of European astronomical techniques to ascertain a more precise calendar, and better predict significant astronomical events. Schall von Bell quickly came to be favored as well by the young [[Shunzhi Emperor]], six years old in 1644, who called him "grandfather" and regularly had him join in on court discussions of religion and politics. Shunzhi also permitted Schall von Bell to establish a church in the city.
Following Shunzhi's death, however, the regents for the young [[Kangxi Emperor]], led by the Manchu general [[Oboi]], imprisoned Schall von Bell, as one part of a wide-ranging effort to reverse Shunzhi's policies.
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*Jonathan Spence, ''The Search for Modern China'', Second Edition, W.W. Norton & Co. (1999), 42-43.
*Jonathan Spence, ''The Search for Modern China'', Second Edition, W.W. Norton & Co. (1999), 42-43.
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