Anton Gogeisl

Anton Gogeisl (Chinese鲍 友 管/鲍 友 管, Pinyin Bao Yǒuguǎn; * October 30, 1701 in Siegburg, † October 12, 1771 in Beijing) was a German Jesuit and missionary.

After visiting the Jesuit Gymnasium in Munich (today Wilhelmsgymnasium Munich) in 1720, he joined the Order and studied in Ingolstadt. 1736 went Gogeisl, like many of his monks, as a missionary to China. There, the young Emperor Qianlong him rose to the rank of a mandarin. 1746 followed Gogeisl his compatriot and mentor Ignaz Koegler in the office of the superintendent of the Astronomical Office, as well as the Imperial observatory to. He also participated as a co-author of the great astronomical work I siang cheng kao ( 35 volumes ).

After Pope Benedict XIV had 1742/44 the Rites Controversy terminated by the prohibition of the accommodation, the pressure of the imperial family grew to the missionaries. Unlike the already 1746 different Koegler, Gogeisl got with the effects in full. Personally, he remained unharmed and was able to work undisturbed until his death in 1771.