Alexandre de Rhodes
Alexandre de Rhodes was a 17th-century Jesuit missionary who played a pivotal role in the development of the modern Vietnamese script, Quoc Ngu, by publishing the first Portuguese-Vietnamese-Latin dictionary, which significantly aided the spread of Christianity in Vietnam.
Born on Mar 15, 1591 (434 years old)
Global Media Ratings
Countries Mentioned
No country-level mention data available.
Interactive World Map
Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
Taiwan:
Alexandre de Rhodes published the first Portuguese-Vietnamese-Latin dictionary under his own name in 1651.
8