Xu Guangqi, Ming Dynasty Chinese politician, scholar and lay Catholic leader (died 1633)

Xu Guangqi

Chinese intellectual of the Ming dynasty

Xu Guangqi or Hsü Kuang-ch'i, also known by his baptismal name Paul or Paul Siu, was a Chinese agronomist, astronomer, mathematician, politician, and writer during the late Ming dynasty. Xu was appointed by the Chinese Emperor in 1629 to be the leader of the Shixian calendar…