Nicolas Trigault

French Jesuit, missionary and writer (1577-1628)
Person human Q961693
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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], sinologist[7], and Catholic theologian[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (419 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[9]

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[10].
  • Nicolas Trigault died on November 14, 1628[5].
  • Nicolas Trigault held citizenship in France[11].
  • Nicolas Trigault's professions included missionary[6].
  • Nicolas Trigault's professions included sinologist[7].
  • Nicolas Trigault worked as a Catholic theologian[8].
  • Nicolas Trigault was educated at University of Douai[12].
  • Nicolas Trigault's religion is recorded as Catholicism[13].
  • Nicolas Trigault is recorded as male[14].
  • Nicolas Trigault's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Nicolas Trigault's stated in is recorded as Trigault[16].
  • Nicolas Trigault's Commons category is recorded as Nicolas Trigault[17].
  • Nicolas Trigault's religious order is recorded as Society of Jesus[18].
  • Nicolas Trigault's family name is recorded as Trigault[19].
  • Nicolas Trigault's given name is recorded as Nicolas[20].
  • Nicolas Trigault's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[21].
  • Nicolas Trigault's described by source is recorded as Q140939751[22].
  • Nicolas Trigault's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[23].
  • Nicolas Trigault's Commons Creator page is recorded as Nicolas Trigault[24].
  • Nicolas Trigault's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Nicolas Trigault'}[25].
  • Nicolas Trigault's writing language is recorded as Latin[26].
  • Nicolas Trigault's writing language is recorded as Middle French[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Douai[2], Nicolas Trigault… Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1577[3] and March 3, 1577[10].

Education

Nicolas Trigault was educated at University of Douai[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include missionary[6], sinologist[7], and Catholic theologian[8].

Personal Life

Nicolas Trigault's religion is recorded as Catholicism[13].

Death and Burial

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

Why It Matters

Nicolas Trigault ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (419 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas[30], a literary work[31].

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], sinologist[7], and Catholic theologian[8].

Where did Nicolas Trigault go to school?

Nicolas Trigault was educated at University of Douai[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . ODIS. wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Q84353965. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 66658
    Wikipedia languages → ['bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'fi', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'n
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  2. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → French Jesuit, missionary and writer (1577-1628)
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 119270913, 17169645b
    Described by source → BEIC Digital Library, Q140939751
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  3. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Ansar
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  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1mYBwY
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  5. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01318585
    Occupation → missionary, sinologist, Catholic theologian
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  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01318585
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  7. 21w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Hangzhou
    Occupation → missionary, sinologist, Catholic theologian
    Aliases → —
    Educated at → University of Douai
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30469|batch #30469]]: add P1810 to P5739 3/3"
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