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Hyacinth (Bichurin)

Hyacinth, Russian religious leader, founded Sinology (died 1853)

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Born
August 29, 1777
Died
May 23, 1853
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1777

About Hyacinth (Bichurin)

Nikita Yakovlevich Bichurin (Russian: Никита Яковлевич Бичурин; 9 September [O.S. 29 August] 1777 – 23 May [O.S. 11 May] 1853), better known under his archimandrite monastic name Hyacinth, sometimes known as Joacinth or Iakinf, was one of the founding fathers of Russian Sinology. He translated many works from Chinese into Russian, which were then translated into other European languages.

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Hyacinth (Bichurin) timeline

  1. Born: August 29, 1777
  2. Died: May 23, 1853

The world when Hyacinth (Bichurin) was born

Hyacinth (Bichurin) was born in 1777. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBattle of Saratoga — turning point of American Revolution
  • Technology milestoneCircular saw invented
  • World population~773M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderContinental Congress
  • U.S. population2.7M

1777 versus 2026

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Measure17772026
Population2.7M341 million

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