Fróis, Luís, -1597
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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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