Amyot

Amyot, JOSEPH, oriental scholar, was born at Toulon in 1718, and lived as a Jesuit missionary in China from 1750 till his death in 1794. His knowledge of the Chinese and Tartar languages enabled him to go to head sources for his knowledge of the antiquities, history, language, and arts of China. Most of his writings may be found in the Mémoires concernant l'Histoire, les Sciences et les Arts des Chinois (16 vols. Paris, 1776–1814). His Dictionnaire Tatar-Mantchou Français was edited by Langlès in 1789.