Fróis, Luís, -1597

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Name (Latin)
Fróis, Luís, -1597
Other forms of name
Fróis, Luís, d. 1597
Fres, Luis, 1[5]28-1597
Froes, Luis, 1528-1597 nnaa
Froes, Luis, d. 1597
Froes, Luiz, d. 1597
Date of death
1597
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
BNF: 1532-1597.
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 44369221
Wikidata: Q553687
Library of congress: n 84194601
Sources of Information
  • Matsuda, K. Furoisu no Nihon oboegaki, 1983:p. iii, 3d gr. (Frois, Luis S.J.) p. 7 (b. 1532 in Lisbon) p. 9 (d. 7/8/1597)
  • Dai jinmei j.(Frois, Luis; 1532?-1597; Catholic missionary sent to Japan)
  • LC data base 1/2/85(hdg.: Froes, Luis, 1528-1597)
  • OCLC 01/15/97(hdg.: Fres, Luis, 128-1597)
  • Grande encic. port.(Fróis (Padre Luís). Jesuit, b. in Beja; d. 7/8/1597 in Japan)
  • Silva, index(Froes, Luis); t. 5, p. 292 (Jesuit, b. in Beja; d. 7/8/1597 in Japan) t. 16, p. 29 (P. Luiz Froes)
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Wikipedia description:

Luís Fróis (1532 – 8 July 1597) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and missionary who worked in Asia, most notably Japan, during the second half of the 16th century. As a Jesuit, he preached in Japan during the Sengoku period, meeting with Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He is famous for writing The First European Description of Japan and History of Japan.

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