Angelo Zottoli
Angelo Zottoli lived from 21 June 1826 to 9 November 1902 and was a missionary, “Sinologe” and scholar.
Life
Angelo Zottoli was born on 21 June 1826 and died on 9 November 1902. The birthplace of Angelo Zottoli is recorded as Naples, Italie by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and as Acerno by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The place of death of Angelo Zottoli is recorded as Xujiahui, Chine by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and as Schanghai by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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priest
Angelo Zottoli (Chao Deli 晁德蒞; 1826–1902) was an Italian Catholic priest and missionary in China and a sinologist.
1843
Zottoli was born in Acerno on June 21, 1826, and joined the Jesuits in 1843.
teacher
In Naples he studied theology and philosophy, and his work as a teacher was greatly appreciated by his religious brothers.
1848
He then went as a missionary to China in 1848.
1853
1849
From 1853 he taught, and was headmaster, at the St. Ignatius College for Chinese Christian students founded in 1849.
He was known for his sinological works and was an important leader in the Shanghai Catholic community of Zikawei, encouraging figures such as Ma Xiangbo to carefully study the Chinese and Western classics.
During his stay in Zikawei, he also provided insights into the political, ritual and religious aspects of Chinese culture.
Zottoli produced a Latin textbook of the Chinese language, Cursus litteraturae Sinicae neo-missionariis accommodatus, in five volumes in octavo.
He also produced Latin translations of some classic works of Chinese literature (Confucius), a Chinese–Latin dictionary, and many theological texts in Chinese.
1877
Jesuit
He also produced several works in Latin and Chinese providing insights into Jesuit terminology in both languages; a key example is the Ascetica Nomenclatio (1877).
1884
In 1884 he was awarded the Prix Stanislas Julien by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres of Paris for his Cursus litteraturae Sinicae neo-missionariis accommodatus.
He published several works on Chinese literature and Catholic theology in both Latin and Chinese.
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