Prospero Intorcetta

Prospero Intorcetta
Hanyu Pinyin		Yīn Duózé
Wade–Giles	Yin To-tsê

Prospero Intorcetta (1625-1696), known to the Chinese as Yin Duoze, was an

. The first to translate the works of Confucius in Europe.

Life

Prospero Intorcetta was born in Piazza Armerina, Sicily, on August 28, 1625.

Traveling with the

He died on October 3, 1696, in Hangzhou.^{[citation needed]}

Works

Intorcetta studied

to compile an influential Latin overview of Chinese history and translation of some of the Confucian classics under the title Confucius, Philosopher of the Chinese (Confucius Sinarum Philosophus).

See also

• Jesuit China missions & the Chinese Rites controversy

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Brockey, Liam Matthew (2007), Journey to the East: The Jesuit Mission to China, 1579-1724,
  ISBN 978-0-674-02448-9
  .
• Intorcetta, Prospero; et al., eds. (1687), Confucius Sinarum Philosophus, sive, Scientia Sinensis Latine Exposita [Confucius, Philosopher of the Chinese, or, Chinese Knowledge Explained in Latin], Paris: Daniel Horthemels. (in Latin)
• Paternicò, Luisa M. (2011), "Prospero Intorcetta and the Confucius Sinarum Philosophus", The Generation of Giants: Jesuit Missionaries and Scientists in China [in] the Footsteps of Matteo Ricci, Trent: Centro Studi Martino Martini, pp. 61–68.

External links

• Bibliographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity