Nicolas Trigault

French Jesuit, missionary and writer
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Nicolas Trigault

Summary

Nicolas Trigault is a human[1]. He was born in Douai[2]. He was born on January 1, 1577[3]. He died in Hangzhou[4]. He died on November 14, 1628[5]. He worked as a missionary[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Douai[2], Nicolas Trigault…
  • Nicolas Trigault passed away in Hangzhou[4].
  • Nicolas Trigault was born on January 1, 1577[3].
  • Nicolas Trigault was born on March 3, 1577[8].
  • Nicolas Trigault died on November 14, 1628[5].
  • Nicolas Trigault held citizenship in France[9].
  • Nicolas Trigault's professions included missionary[6].
  • Nicolas Trigault's education included a stint at University of Douai[10].
  • Nicolas Trigault's religion is recorded as Catholicism[11].
  • Nicolas Trigault is recorded as male[12].
  • Nicolas Trigault's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Nicolas Trigault's stated in is recorded as Trigault[14].
  • Nicolas Trigault's Commons category is recorded as Nicolas Trigault[15].
  • Nicolas Trigault's religious order is recorded as Society of Jesus[16].
  • Nicolas Trigault's family name is recorded as Trigault[17].
  • Nicolas Trigault's given name is recorded as Nicolas[18].
  • Nicolas Trigault's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[19].
  • Nicolas Trigault's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[20].
  • Nicolas Trigault's Commons Creator page is recorded as Nicolas Trigault[21].
  • Nicolas Trigault's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Nicolas Trigault'}[22].
  • Nicolas Trigault's writing language is recorded as Latin[23].
  • Nicolas Trigault's writing language is recorded as Middle French[24].
  • Nicolas Trigault's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Douai[2], Nicolas Trigault… Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1577[3] and March 3, 1577[8].

Education

Nicolas Trigault was educated at University of Douai[10].

Career and Affiliations

Nicolas Trigault worked as a missionary[6].

Personal Life

Nicolas Trigault's religion is recorded as Catholicism[11].

Death and Burial

Nicolas Trigault died on November 14, 1628[5]. He passed away in Hangzhou[4].

Why It Matters

Nicolas Trigault ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Works attributed to him include De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas[28], a literary work[29].

FAQs

Where was Nicolas Trigault born?

Nicolas Trigault's place of birth was Douai[2].

Where did Nicolas Trigault die?

Nicolas Trigault died in Hangzhou[4].

What did Nicolas Trigault do for work?

Nicolas Trigault worked as missionary[6].

Where did Nicolas Trigault go to school?

Nicolas Trigault was educated at University of Douai[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . ODIS. wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00401579
    Occupation missionary
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32157|batch #32157]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (38)"
  2. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00401579
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30855|batch #30855]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (9)"
  3. 17d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Hangzhou
    Occupation missionary
    Aliases
    Educated at University of Douai
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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