Jean Joseph Marie Amiot

French sinologist and missionary (1718-1793)
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Jean Joseph Marie Amiot
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Summary

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot is a human[1]. His place of birth was Toulon[2]. He was born on February 8, 1718[3]. He passed away in Beijing[4]. He died on October 9, 1793[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], astronomer[7], translator[8], historian[9], and regular priest[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's place of birth was Toulon[2].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot passed away in Beijing[4].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot was born on February 8, 1718[3].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot was born on February 1718[12].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot was born on 1718[13].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot died on October 9, 1793[5].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot held citizenship in France[14].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's professions included linguist[6].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's professions included astronomer[7].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's professions included translator[8].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's professions included historian[9].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot worked as a regular priest[10].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's professions included missionary[15].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's religion is recorded as Catholicism[16].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot is recorded as male[17].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's Commons category is recorded as Joseph-Marie Amiot[19].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's religious order is recorded as Society of Jesus[20].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's family name is recorded as Amiot[21].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's given name is recorded as Joseph-Marie[22].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[23].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[25].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26].
  • Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's described by source is recorded as Kościelna encyclopedia[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: FR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1718-02-08[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1793-10-09[31]

  • Genre(s): chinese classical[32]

  • Community tags: chinese classical, composer[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8bb37c7e-32eb-4ea7-9d32-07f90ee3e5b0[34]

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Origins and Family

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot was born in Toulon[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 8, 1718[3], February 1718[12], and 1718[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], astronomer[7], translator[8], historian[9], regular priest[10], and missionary[15].

Personal Life

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot's religion is recorded as Catholicism[16].

Death and Burial

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot died on October 9, 1793[5]. He passed away in Beijing[4].

Why It Matters

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Jean Joseph Marie Amiot born?

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot was born in Toulon[2].

Where did Jean Joseph Marie Amiot die?

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot passed away in Beijing[4].

What did Jean Joseph Marie Amiot do for work?

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot worked as linguist[6], astronomer[7], translator[8], historian[9], and regular priest[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → linguist, astronomer, translator +4
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → linguist, astronomer, translator +4
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