Joachim Bouvet
Joachim Bouvet (Chinese: 白晋 or 白進, courtesy name: 明远) (18 July 1656 in Le Mans – 28 June 1730 in Peking) was a French Jesuit who worked in China, and the leading member of the Figurist movement. == China == Bouvet was born in Le Mans, France; he entered the Society of Jesus in 1673.