Nicolas Fiva
Nicolas Fiva (born around August 15, 1609 in Freiburg im Üechtland ; † 1640 in Hangzhou , China ) was a Swiss mathematician and the first Swiss Jesuit in the Far East .
In 1628 he joined Landsberg am Lech in the Jesuit order, and received in 1635 in Lisbon , the ordination . From there he began his journey to the Chinese Imperial Court in Beijing , during which he himself ordained priests in Goa in 1636 , in Macau in 1637 and in Nanjing in 1638 .
Web links
- Urban Fink: Fiva, Nicolas. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Two letters from Fiva from 1635 and 1637 in English translation (PDF) (424 kB)
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| SURNAME | Fiva, Nicolas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mathematician and the first Swiss Jesuit in the Far East |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around August 15, 1609 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Üechtland |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1640 |
| Place of death | Hangzhou , China |