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Jean Joseph Marie Amiot
1793Oct, 9

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, French missionary and linguist (b. 1718)
Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (sometimes Amyot; Chinese: 錢德明; pinyin: Qián Démíng; February 1718 – October 9, 1793) was a French Jesuit missionary in Qing China, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor.

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