Lodovico Buglio

Lodovico Buglio
Lodovico Buglio
Born(1606-01-26)January 26, 1606
Died7 October 1682(1682-10-07) (aged 76)
Burial placeZhalan Cemetery
OccupationItalian Jesuit active in China

Lodovico Buglio (1606–1682), Chinese name Li Leisi (Chinese: 利類思),[1] was an Italian Jesuit mathematician and theologian. He was the first Catholic missionary to reach Sichuan, the then-westernmost province in China.

  1. ^ He, Jianye (10 January 2008). "Bridging the East and the West: A Case Study of Personal Name Authority Control in Resource Sharing and Overseas Chinese Librarians' Role". Journal of East Asian Libraries: 5.