Léon Wieger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Léon Wieger

French sinologist

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1856

Place of Birth: Strasbourg, France

Date of Death: 25-Mar-1933

Profession: writer, physician, historian, missionary, Catholic priest, translator, sinologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Léon Wieger (born 9 July 1856 in Strasbourg, France - died 25 March 1933 in Xian County, Hebei, China), was a French Jesuit missionary, medical doctor, theologist and sinologist who worked at the Catholic Jesuit mission in Hejian, together with Séraphin Couvreur. He has published numerous books, on Chinese culture, Taoism, Buddhism and Chinese language.