Léon Wieger

Léon Wieger (born July 9, 1856 in Strasbourg, France - died March 25, 1933 in Xian County, Hebei, China), was a French Jesuit missionary, medical doctor, theologist and sinologist who worked at the Catholic Jesuit mission in Hejian, together with Séraphin Couvreur.

He has published numerous books, on Chinese culture, Taoism, Buddhism and Chinese language.

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References

L. Bresner 1997, The Fathers of Sinology: From the Ricci Method to Leon Wieger's Remedies

External links

Short biography and quotes of people praising Wieger (in French)

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