Pfister, Aloys (Fei Lai Zhi)
Aloys Pfister (April 24, 1833 - May 17, 1891), also known as Louis Pfister, or in China, Fei Lai Zhi (費賴之) was a French Jesuit missionary, priest, historian, and sinologist active in the Shanghai region, China. Pfister was born in Gerbeviller, Meurthe, France. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1852, after which, in 1867, he was sent to the Kiang-non Mission. Within that mission he spent many years ministering to the inhabitants of Hai-men (海门), and the alluvial island of Chongming (崇明岛). Although he had many converts, he did not consider himself successful relative to the overall population. In 1881, he retired to the mission house and library at Xujiahui Library (Zi-ka-wei), southwest of Shanghai. He remained there until 1889, when in failing health, he moved to Shanghai. There in 1891, he died of heart disease. He is best known for this Notices biographiques et bibliographiques sur les Jésuites de l'ancienne mission de Chine. 1552–1773, a history of early Jesuit missionary work in China.
Pfister, Aloys is also known as: Fei Lai Zhi
Catholic Missions around Shanghai and Nanjing.
Kiang-Nan Mission de la Province de France comprenant la province du Kiang-Sou a l'est capitale Sou-tcheou et celle du Ngan Hoei a l'ouest captle Ngan-King lesquelles forment avec la prov. du Kiang-si le 'gouvernement general' des-deux Kiang (Leang-Kiang) capitale residence du vice roi.
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A rare 1879 Aloys Pfister French Jesuit missionary map of the Kiang-nan Vicariate, corresponding to the former Jiangnan Province (江南), China, produced by the Xujiahui Library (Zi-ka-wei), located just outside Shanghai. The map presents the state-of-the-art mission cartography of the vast Kiang-nan Vicariate, highlighting even small villages - all taken directly from firsthand missionary accounts. (more details)