Ferdinand Verbiest

Ferdinand Verbiest was a Flemish Jesuit missionary in China during the Qing dynasty. He was born in Pittem near Tielt in the County of Flanders. He is known as Nan Huairen in Chinese.

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Who was born first?

• Ferdinand Verbiest and Blaise Pascal were born the same year
• Ferdinand Verbiest and William Petty were born the same year
• Ferdinand Verbiest was born 1 year after Vincenzo Viviani
• Ferdinand Verbiest was born 1 year after Adrien Auzout
• Ferdinand Verbiest was born 2 years before Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Timeline

1. Adrien AuzoutJanuary 28, 1622 – May 23, 1691
2. Vincenzo VivianiApril 5, 1622 – September 22, 1703
3. Blaise PascalJune 19, 1623 – August 19, 1662
4. Ferdinand Verbiest (this page)October 9, 1623 – January 28, 1688
5. William PettyMay 26, 1623 – December 16, 1687
6. Giovanni Domenico CassiniJune 8, 1625 – September 14, 1712

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