Jean-François Foucquet
Encyclopedia
Jean-François Foucquet, also Jean-François Fouquet (1665-1741), was a Burgundy French Jesuit and scientist
who was active in the Jesuit China missions
. He published the Tabula Chronologica Historiæ Sinicæ ("Chronological table of Chinese History"). Foucquet, a Figurist
, endeavoured to show that the Book of changes (I Ching
) anticipated the coming of Jesus-Christ. He returned to Europe in 1720.
Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
who was active in the Jesuit China missions
Jesuit China missions
The history of the missions of the Jesuits in China is part of the history of relations between China and the Western world. The missionary efforts and other work of the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, between the 16th and 17th century played a significant role in continuing the transmission of...
. He published the Tabula Chronologica Historiæ Sinicæ ("Chronological table of Chinese History"). Foucquet, a Figurist
Figurist
Figurism was an intellectual movement of Jesuit missionaries at the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century, whose participants viewed the I Ching as a prophetic book containing the mysteries of Christianity,...
, endeavoured to show that the Book of changes (I Ching
I Ching
The I Ching or "Yì Jīng" , also known as the Classic of Changes, Book of Changes and Zhouyi, is one of the oldest of the Chinese classic texts...
) anticipated the coming of Jesus-Christ. He returned to Europe in 1720.
Works
- De la Doctrine et des Livres des Chinois
- Tabula Chronologica Historiæ Sinicæ Connexa cum Cyclo qui vulgo Kia-Tse dicitur