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Jean-Baptiste Régis

French Jesuit missionary to China
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Jean-Baptiste Régis

Summary

Jean-Baptiste Régis is a human[1]. His place of birth was Istres[2]. He was born on June 11, 1663[3]. He passed away in Beijing[4]. He died on November 24, 1737[5]. He worked as a missionary[6] and cartographer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Istres[2], Jean-Baptiste Régis…
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis passed away in Beijing[4].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis was born on June 11, 1663[3].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis was born on January 1, 1664[9].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis died on November 24, 1737[5].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis died on January 1, 1738[10].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis held citizenship in France[11].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis's professions included missionary[6].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis's professions included cartographer[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Jean-Baptiste Régis is Kangxi Atlas[12].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis's religion is recorded as Catholicism[13].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis is recorded as male[14].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis's Commons category is recorded as Jean-Baptiste Régis[16].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis's religious order is recorded as Society of Jesus[17].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis's family name is recorded as Régis[18].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis's given name is recorded as Jean-Baptiste[19].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[21].
  • Jean-Baptiste Régis's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Jean-Baptiste Régis'}[22].

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Origins and Family

Jean-Baptiste Régis was born in Istres[2]. Recorded date of birth include June 11, 1663[3] and January 1, 1664[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include missionary[6] and cartographer[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Jean-Baptiste Régis is Kangxi Atlas[12].

Personal Life

Jean-Baptiste Régis's religion is recorded as Catholicism[13].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include November 24, 1737[5] and January 1, 1738[10]. Jean-Baptiste Régis died in Beijing[4].

Why It Matters

Jean-Baptiste Régis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Jean-Baptiste Régis born?

Jean-Baptiste Régis's place of birth was Istres[2].

Where did Jean-Baptiste Régis die?

Jean-Baptiste Régis died in Beijing[4].

What did Jean-Baptiste Régis do for work?

Jean-Baptiste Régis worked as missionary[6] and cartographer[7].

Related Entities

Beijing France Istres

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Q84353965. wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Q84353965. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · ~2026-53614-00 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of korea id → KAC201613961
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'ja', 'ko', 'no', 'pt']
    Viaf cluster id → 2348168453533566300007, 32299651
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 14w ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Francearchives agent id → 641530862
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  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → missionary, cartographer
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Jean-Baptiste
    Notable work → Kangxi Atlas
    Religion or worldview → Catholicism
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30850|batch #30850]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (6)"
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