Léon Wieger

Léon Wieger (born 9 July 1856 in Strasbourg, France - died 25 March 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


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