汤若望 / 湯若望

tāng​ruò​wàng

Johann Adam Schall von Bell

Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1591–1666); a German Jesuit missionary and astronomer in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties; he served as the Director of the Imperial Directorate of Astronomy [[钦天监|欽天監|qin1 tian1 jian4]] and was instrumental in the creation of the Shixian calendar [[时宪历|時憲曆|shi2 xian4 li4]]

汤 (literal) → 汤/湯 · tāng · Tang 若望 (literal) → 若望 · ruò​wàng · John

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM