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<p> a Belgian missionary, was born at [[Malines]] about 1628. He entered the [[Jesuit]] order, and in 1659 departed for the mission-field of China. He returned to | Philippe Couplet <ref name="term_34859" /> | ||
==References == | <p> a Belgian missionary, was born at [[Malines]] about 1628. He entered the [[Jesuit]] order, and in 1659 departed for the mission-field of China. He returned to Europe in 1680, and in 1692 started to return to China, but was overtaken by a violent tempest, and perished. He wrote, [[Confucius]] ''Sinarum Philosophus'' (Paris, 1687), containing a summary of the theology, history, and customs of the Chinese, with a translation of three works of Confucius; Ta-Hio (grand science), Chong-TYng (the just man), Lun-Yu (the book of sentences), a life of Confucius, and the Chinese annals back to 2952 B.C. Couplet also wrote, Catalogus P.P. Societatis Jesu, etc. (Paris, 1686): '''''—''''' Historia Candidae Hiu (translated into French, Paris, 1688 also in Spanish, at Madrid, and in Flemish, at Antwerp). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Biog. Universelle, s.v. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_34859"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/couplet,+philippe Philippe Couplet from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_34859"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/couplet,+philippe Philippe Couplet from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Philippe Couplet [1]
a Belgian missionary, was born at Malines about 1628. He entered the Jesuit order, and in 1659 departed for the mission-field of China. He returned to Europe in 1680, and in 1692 started to return to China, but was overtaken by a violent tempest, and perished. He wrote, Confucius Sinarum Philosophus (Paris, 1687), containing a summary of the theology, history, and customs of the Chinese, with a translation of three works of Confucius; Ta-Hio (grand science), Chong-TYng (the just man), Lun-Yu (the book of sentences), a life of Confucius, and the Chinese annals back to 2952 B.C. Couplet also wrote, Catalogus P.P. Societatis Jesu, etc. (Paris, 1686): — Historia Candidae Hiu (translated into French, Paris, 1688 also in Spanish, at Madrid, and in Flemish, at Antwerp). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Biog. Universelle, s.v.
