Jacques Edmond-Joseph Papinot | |
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| Born | 1860 Châlons-sur-Saône, France |
| Died | 1942 Montbeton, France |
| Occupation(s) | Priest Missionary |
| Years active | 1886–1920 |
Jacques Edmond-Joseph Papinot (1860–1942) was a FrenchRoman Catholic priest and missionary who was also known inJapan as Father Papino (パピノ神父,Papino-shinpu).[1] He was anarchitect,academic,historian,editor,Japanologist.
Papinot is best known for creating anHistorical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan which was first published in French in 1899. The work was published in English in 1906.
Papinot was born in 1860 inChâlons-sur-Saône in France.[2]
He was ordained as a Catholic priest in September 1886, and three months later, he was sent to Japan.[2]
Papinot first arrived in Japan in 1886. He taught at theTokyo Theological Seminary for 15 years while working on hisDictionnaire japonais-français des noms principaux de l'histoire et de la géographie de Japon.[3]
In 1911, he left Japan for China. He returned to France in 1920.[3] He died inMontbeton in 1942.[2]
In an overview of writings by and about Papinot,OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 30+ works in 100+ publications in 7 languages and 1,200+ library holdings.[4]
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