Couplet, Philippe

Family name: Couplet
Given name(s): Philippe
Chinese Name (Pinyin): Bo Yingli
Chinese Name (Simplified): 柏应理
Chinese Name (Traditional): 柏應理
Religious affiliation: Catholic - Jesuit
Date of Birth: May 31, 1623
Date of Death: May 16, 1693
Language(s): Chinese (ZH, CHI); Latin; French (FR, FRE)
Biography: Philippe Couplet (1623–1693) was a Flemish Jesuit missionary to China. Born in Mechelen, he entered the Society of Jesus and sailed for China in 1656. He conducted evangelical work for over two decades across several provinces, notably Jiangnan. Elected procurator of the vice-province in 1680, he travelled to Rome as a delegate to advocate for the mission. After a decade in Europe, he embarked for China again in 1692 but died en route near Goa.
Bibliography: Joseph Dehergne, Répertoire des Jésuites de Chine de 1552 à 1800 (Rome: Institutum Historicum S.I., 1973), p. 221; Louis Pfister, , Notices biographiques et bibliographiques sur les Jésuites de l'ancienne Mission de Chine: 1552-1773, 2 vols. (Shanghai: Imprimerie de la mission Catholique, 1932-1934), vol. 1, pp. 307-313; Chinese Christian Text Database

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Confucius Sinarum Philosophus (1687)	Translation
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Scientiae Sinicae libri tres	Translation
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