Greslon, Adrien, French missionary; b. at Périgueux, in 1618; entered the Society of Jesus at Bordeaux, 5 November, 1635; d 1697. He taught literature and theology in various houses of his order until 1655, when he was sent as a missionary to China. He arrived there in 1657, and after mastering the Chinese and Manchu languages went to the Province of Kiang-si, which he describes as a veritable Garden of Eden. Here he remained, engaged in his missionary labours, until 1670, when he returned to France. Greslon wrote two books: “Les vies des saints patriarches de l’Ancien Testament”, with reflections in Chinese; and “Histoire de la Chine sous la domination des Tartares ... depuis l'année 1651... jusqu’en 1669” (Paris, 1671). MORERI, Grand Dictionnaire historique.
Leo A. Kelly.