Joachim Bouvet

Japanese: ブーベ - ぶーべ(英語表記)Joachim Bouvet
Joachim Bouvet

A Jesuit born in France. His Chinese name was Bai Jin. He entered Beijing in 1688 as one of the missionaries sent by Louis XIV, and thereafter engaged in missionary work and served at the imperial court, lecturing on Euclidean geometry and anatomy to the Qing Emperor Kangxi. He left China for France in 1694, and arrived in Guangzhou on a French ship in 1698 with many other Jesuits. He was in charge of surveying the Mongolian region and the Great Wall area when creating the "Complete Guide to the Imperial Palace." During his stay in France he published "The Biography of Emperor Kangxi," a masterpiece that is indispensable to research on the history of the Qing dynasty.

[Toshihiko Yazawa February 16, 2018]

"The Biography of Emperor Kangxi" translated by Sueo Goto and annotated by Toshihiko Yazawa (Heibonsha, Toyo Bunko)

[Reference] | Emperor Kangxi | Complete list of the imperial palanquins

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

フランス生まれのイエズス会士。漢名は白晋(はくしん)、白進。ルイ14世派遣の宣教師団の一人として1688年北京(ペキン)に入り、以後布教にあたるとともに宮廷で奉仕し、清(しん)の康煕(こうき)帝にユークリッド幾何学、解剖学などを進講した。1694年いったんフランスに向かって中国を離れた。1698年多数のイエズス会士とともにフランス船で広州に到着した。『皇輿全覧図(こうよぜんらんず)』の作製にあたっては、モンゴル地方、長城一帯の測量を担当した。彼がフランス滞在中に公刊したのが『康煕帝伝』で、清朝史研究に欠かすことのできない名著である。

[矢澤利彦 2018年2月16日]

『後藤末雄訳、矢澤利彦校注『康煕帝伝』(平凡社・東洋文庫)』

[参照項目] | 康煕帝 | 皇輿全覧図

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