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Nicolas Trigault

Nicolas Trigault in Chinese costume, by Peter Paul Rubens, the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nicolas Trigault (1577–1628) was a Jesuit, and a missionary in China. He was also known by his latinised name Nicolaus Trigautius or Trigaultius, and his Chinese name Jin Nige (simplified Chinese: 金尼阁; traditional Chinese: 金尼閣; pinyin: Jīn Nígé).


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