Koffler, Andreas#
Koffler, Andreas, b. Krems (Lower Austria), 1603, d. Kuangsi (China), Dec. 12, 1651 (murdered), Jesuit and missionary to China (from 1640). His knowledge of mathematics and astronomy earned him great esteem at the Imperial Court of Ming; was commissioned to draw up the Chinese calendar.
Works#
Letters from his journeys to Batavia and China.