the college, promoter of Japanese language and Chinese language studies. Michele Ruggieri (1579) co-author of the Portuguese-Chinese dictionary - the first ever European-Chinese dictionary Matteo Ricci (1582) co-author of the Portuguese-Chinese dictionary - the first ever European-Chinese dictionary João Rodrigues ( and ) organizer of the first ever European(Portuguese)-Japanese dictionary, the Nippo Jisho. Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1619) counsellor of the Shunzhi Emperor, Director of the Imperial Observatory and the Tribunal of Mathematics. Alexander de Rhodes (1630–1640) author of the first Vietnamese-Portuguese-Latin dictionary, published in Rome in 1651. Michał Boym (1643) Teacher at the College, author of numerous works on Asian fauna, flora and geography Ferdinand Verbiest (1659) mathematician and astronomer, corrected the Chinese calendar, was Head of the Mathematical Board and Director of the Observatory. Thomas Pereira () considered the introducer of Western music in China, emissary of Kangxi Emperor managed to secure the Treaty of Nerchinsk Wenceslas Pantaleon Kirwitzer Manuel Dias (Yang MaNuo) Martino Martini Giulio Alenio Xu Guangqi Wu Li Petro Kasui Kibe See also Jesuit China missions Padroado Saint Paul's College, Goa List of Jesuit sites References Citations Bibliography Jesuit universities and colleges Educational institutions established in the 1590s Jesuit China missions Historic Centre of Macau Christianity in Macau Portuguese colonisation in Asia History of Christianity in Japan 16th century in Japan Catholic Church in Japan Sinology 1594 establishments in Asia