Martino Martini
Italian missionary, cartographer and historian
Died when: 46 years 259 days (560 months)Star Sign: Virgo
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Martino Martini (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Wèi Kuangguó) (20 September 1614 – 6 June 1661), born and raised in Trento (Prince-Bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire), was a Jesuit missionary.
As cartographer and historian, he mainly worked on ancient Imperial China.
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