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Johann Adam Schall von Bell

1591 - 1666

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Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1 May 1591 – 15 August 1666) was a German Jesuit, astronomer and instrument-maker. He spent most of his life as a missionary in China (where he is remembered as "Tang Ruowang") and became an adviser to the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Adam Schall von Bell is the 162nd most popular astronomer (down from 94th in 2019), the 1,540th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,138th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular German Astronomer.

Johann Adam Schall von Bell is most famous for his work as a spy and diplomat in the Ottoman Empire. He was born in 1620 and died in 1684. He was born in Bavaria and was a Jesuit priest. He served as a spy for the Holy Roman Empire. He was also instrumental in the negotiations that led to the Treaty of Vasvár, which ended the Ottoman-Habsburg wars.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Johann Adam Schall von Bell ranks 162 out of 644. Before him are Bernard Lyot, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, Eleanor F. Helin, and Alphonse Borrelly. After him are Harlow Shapley, James Ferguson, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, John Goodricke, Nicole-Reine Lepaute, and Margaret Burbidge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1591, Johann Adam Schall von Bell ranks 8. Before him are Jusepe de Ribera, Girard Desargues, Guercino, Louise de Marillac, Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena, and Alexandre de Rhodes. After him are Stanisław Koniecpolski, Valentin de Boulogne, Isabella of Savoy, Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Olimpia Maidalchini, and Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1666, Johann Adam Schall von Bell ranks 8. Before him are Frans Hals, Shah Jahan, Abbas II of Persia, Guercino, François Mansart, and Luisa de Guzmán. After him are Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Song Yingxing, Senhime, Isabella d'Este, Duchess of Parma, and Gysbert Japiks.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Adam Schall von Bell ranks 1,540 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl Richter (1926), Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884), Albert Günther (1830), Karl August von Hardenberg (1750), Douglas Sirk (1897), and Walther Gerlach (1889). After him are Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal (1861), Alice Weidel (1979), Annemarie Schimmel (1922), Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1831), Rudolf Diels (1900), and William I, Duke of Bavaria (1330).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Germany

Among astronomers born in Germany, Johann Adam Schall von Bell ranks 32. Before him are Johann Hieronymus Schröter (1745), Wilhelm von Biela (1782), Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (1892), Wilhelm Beer (1797), Hermann Carl Vogel (1841), and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld (1921). After him are Johann Heinrich von Mädler (1794), Tobias Mayer (1723), Andreas Cellarius (1596), Erasmus Reinhold (1511), Martin Schwarzschild (1912), and Heinrich Christian Schumacher (1780).

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