Roman Hinderer (in Chinese called Te) (21 September 1668 – 24 August 1744) was a German Jesuit missionary in imperial China.

Biography

Hinderer was born at Reiningen, near Mülhausen in Alsace (in what is now France), and died at Shang-ho, in Jiangnan.

On 6 September 1688, Hinderer joined the Society of Jesus and became a member of the German province, whence he went to China in 1707. Here the Kangxi Emperor invited him by personal request to collaborate in the great map and chart work in which the Jesuits, acting under imperial instructions, were then engaged. He laboured with Anne-Marie de Mailla and Jean-Baptiste Régis on the mapping of the provinces of Henan, Jiangnan, Zhejiang and Fujian.[1]

In addition to his scientific endeavors, Hinderer worked as a missionary for forty years. He was twice placed at the head of the mission as canonical visitor. He particularly encouraged the devotion to the Sacred Heart.[2]

References

  1. ↑ (cfr. Du Halde, "Description de la Chine", The Hague, 1736, I, pref., xliii; and Richthofen, "China," Berlin, 1877, I, 682).
  2. ↑ (cf. Nilles, "De ratione festorum SS. Cordis", 5th ed., I, 323; Letierze, "Etude sur le Sacré Coeur", Paris, 1891, II, 104).

Sources

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Roman Hinderer". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.