Johann Adam Schall von Bell

Missionary, Academic

1592 – 1666

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Who was Johann Adam Schall von Bell?

Johann Adam Schall von Bell was a German Jesuit and astronomer. He spent most of his life as a missionary in China and became an adviser to the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing dynasty.

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Born
May 1, 1592
Cologne
Religion
  • Catholicism
Ethnicity
  • Germans
Profession
Education
  • Pontifical Gregorian University
Died
Aug 15, 1666
Beijing

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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