Henri Havret
Henri Havret | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 November 1848 |
| Died | 29 September 1902 (aged 53) |
| Occupation | Jesuit Priest |
Henri Havret (15 November 1848 – 29 September 1902) was a French Jesuit priest and missionary active in 19th century China.
Life and death
Career
He joined the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1872 and was sent to the Kiangnan Mission in China in 1874.[2] In China, he pursued theological studies and became a priest in 1874.[1] He lost his papers in the 1891 anti-missionary riot in Wuhu.[2]
In 1894, he became a director of Xujiahui seminary and held the post until 1898.[1][2][3]
Bibliography
He is the author of a number of notable works written in the French language:[4]
- L'île de Tsong-ming à l'embouchure du Yang-tse-kiang. Chang-hai. 1892.[5]
- La province du Ngan-Hoei. Chang-hai: Imprimerie de la Mission Catholique. 1894.[5]
- La stèle chrétienne de Si-Ngan-fou.; three volumes, published 1895-1902, on the Xi'an Stele[6]
- T'ien-tchou, "seigneur du ciel": à propos d'une stèle bouddhique de Tch'eng-tou
- L'ile de Tsong-ming: a l'embouchure du Yang-tse-kiang
- Mélanges sur la chronologie chinoise
References
- 1 2 3 "Havret, Henri: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps". www.geographicus.com. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Couling, Samuel (1917). The Encyclopaedia Sinica. Oxford University Press, H. Milford. p. 227.
- ↑ King, Gail (1997). "The Xujiahui (Zikawei) Library of Shanghai". Libraries & Culture. 32 (4): 456–469. ISSN 0894-8631.
- ↑ "Henri Havret". Open Library. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
- 1 2 E. J. E. (1894). "Notices of New Books, and Literary Intelligence". The China Review, Or, Notes and Queries on the Far East. 21 (1). 國家圖書館出版社: 69.
- ↑ Mungello, D. E. (November 1, 1988). Curious Land: Jesuit Accommodation and the Origins of Sinology. University of Hawaii Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-8248-1219-5.