The Art of War · Character
Père Amiot
A French Jesuit who translated Sun Tzǔ into French.
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First appearance: Preface by Lionel Giles
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Jesuit missionary whose 18th-century French translation of Sun Tzǔ is described by Giles as 'little better than an imposture.'
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