Overview
Tang Ruowang was an Astronomer and Official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native name | Johann Adam Schall | 約翰亞當沙耳 | |
| Alternate name | 通微 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1667 聖祖親政前Died earlierDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 59
Attested activity
- AD 1666 康熙五年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 47
- AD 1629 明崇禎二年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 10
- AD 1644 順治元年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 10
- AD 1653 順治十年三月Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 28
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Pan Jinxiao (潘盡孝)adopted son 義子 · Adoptive parentageDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 53
Origins and identity
- German 日耳曼國人Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 3
Career and standing
- in charge of the Astronomical Bureau 掌欽天監事AD 1644 順治元年十一月 · AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 23
- Commissioner of the Office of Transmission 通政使AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 37
- director of computations in the calendar bureau 掌推算AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 6
- Vice Minister of the Court of the Imperial Stud 太僕寺卿AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 27
- Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices 太常寺卿TransferredDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 27
- Master of Penetrating Mysteries 通玄教師AD 1653 十年三月 · GrantedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 28
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- rank 1a 正一品Rank 1a · GrantedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 37
- PardonedDeath sentence remittedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 54
- PardonedExile remittedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 56
- death by slicing 凌遲處死Sentenced to death by slicing · SentencedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 52
- SentencedExileDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 55
Places and affiliations
- Polity Ming 明 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passages 6, 10
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 23
- At Germany 日耳曼國Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 3
Learning and skills
- Belief Catholicism 天主教 · Relation Adherent ofDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 66
Works and attributed material
- Great Qing Shixian Calendar 大清時憲歷Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 34
- Memorial · Author · With Dorgon (多爾袞)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passages 10-13
- Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passages 18-19
Events and relationships
- Impeached over calendar and Prince Rong burialPolitical · DefendantDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passages 47, 51
- Tested solar eclipseDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passages 21-22
- Relation Recommended by · Person Xu Guangqi (徐光啟)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 32
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment precise and devoted; Heaven-sent calendar reformer · Mode named-source-report Speaker Shunzhi Emperor (世祖)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passages 28, 31, 35-36
- Assessment writings judged deep and fine versus Yang's attacks · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 126
Source notes
- From Master of Penetrating Mysteries 通玄教師 · To Master of Penetrating Subtlety 通微教師 · Reason 避聖祖諱Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 59
References in the histories
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