Which French Jesuit helped develop the Latin-based script for Vietnamese and published a dictionary in 1651?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Alexandre de Rhodes
- Step 1: De Rhodes's Vietnamese-Portuguese-Latin dictionary helped spread quoc ngu. Answer: Alexandre de Rhodes. Why not the others: Pigneau helped Gia Long, Garnier was a naval officer and Doumer was a governor-general.
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