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Henrique Henriques

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Gender Male
Death424 years ago
Born Vila Vicosa
Portugal
Date of died February 22,1600
DiedPunnaikayal
India
1600
Punnaikayal
India
Education University of Coimbra
BooksThambiran Vanakkam
The first European Tamil grammar: a critical edition
University of Coimbra
Date of birth January 1,1520
NationalityPortuguese
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Henrique Henriques Life story


Henrique Henriques was a Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary who spent most of his life in missionary activities in South India. After his initial years in Goa he moved to Tamil Nadu where he mastered Tamil and wrote several books including a dictionary. He is considered to be the first European Tamil scholar.

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