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May 04, 1562 Shanghai, China Died on 08 Nov 1633 (aged 71)
Ming Dynasty Chinese politician, scholar and lay Catholic leader
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About Xu Guangqi
- Xu Guangqi or Hsü Kuang-ch'i (April 24, 1562 – November 8, 1633), also known by his baptismal name Paul, was a Chinese agronomist, astronomer, mathematician, politician, and writer during the Ming dynasty.
- Xu was a colleague and collaborator of the Italian Jesuits Matteo Ricci and Sabatino de Ursis and assisted their translation of several classic Western texts into Chinese, including part of Euclid's Elements.
- He was also the author of the Nong Zheng Quan Shu, a treatise on agriculture.
- He was one of the "Three Pillars of Chinese Catholicism".
- His current title is Servant of God.
- On April 15, 2011, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi announced the beatification of Xu Guangqi.
