Johann Adam Schall von Bell
German astronomer and Jesuit missionary active in China
- Lived
- 1592–1666
- Country
- Germany
Updated September 2026
About Johann Adam Schall von Bell
Johann Adam Schall von Bell was a German Jesuit, astronomer and instrument-maker. 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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