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Jean-François Gerbillon

French Jesuit missionary active in China, representing Qing Dynasty for the Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689)
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Jean-François Gerbillon

Summary

Jean-François Gerbillon is a human[1]. His place of birth was Verdun[2]. He was born on June 4, 1654[3]. He passed away in Beijing[4]. He died on March 27, 1707[5]. He worked as an astronomer[6] and mathematician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jean-François Gerbillon was born in Verdun[2].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon passed away in Beijing[4].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon was born on June 4, 1654[3].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon died on March 27, 1707[5].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon held citizenship in France[9].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon worked as an astronomer[6].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon's professions included mathematician[7].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon's religion is recorded as Catholicism[10].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon is recorded as male[11].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon's religious order is recorded as Society of Jesus[13].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon's family name is recorded as Gerbillon[14].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon's given name is recorded as Jean-François[15].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon's participant in is recorded as Treaty of Nerchinsk[17].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[18].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Jean-François Gerbillon'}[19].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon's name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '張誠'}[20].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon's name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': 'Zhāng Chèng'}[21].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon's subject has role is recorded as interpreter[22].
  • Jean-François Gerbillon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Jean-François Gerbillon's place of birth was Verdun[2]. He was born on June 4, 1654[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[6] and mathematician[7].

Personal Life

Jean-François Gerbillon's religion is recorded as Catholicism[10].

Death and Burial

Jean-François Gerbillon died on March 27, 1707[5]. He passed away in Beijing[4].

Why It Matters

Jean-François Gerbillon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Jean-François Gerbillon born?

Jean-François Gerbillon's place of birth was Verdun[2].

Where did Jean-François Gerbillon die?

Jean-François Gerbillon passed away in Beijing[4].

What did Jean-François Gerbillon do for work?

Jean-François Gerbillon worked as astronomer[6] and mathematician[7].

Related Entities

Beijing France Verdun

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . academie-sciences.fr. academie-sciences.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Fandom. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Fandom. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . 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. 5h ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Francearchives agent id → 1060113121
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P9371]]: 1060113121, ajout id FranceArchives Agent d'après données en open data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/27db5970b1e|details]])"
  2. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → astronomer, mathematician
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
  3. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Place of birth → Verdun
    Religious order → Society of Jesus
    Given name → Jean-François
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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