Henrique Henriques
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 424 years ago |
| Born | Vila Vicosa |
| Portugal | |
| Date of died | February 22,1600 |
| Died | Punnaikayal |
| India | |
| 1600 | |
| Punnaikayal | |
| India | |
| Education | University of Coimbra |
| Books | Thambiran Vanakkam |
| The first European Tamil grammar: a critical edition | |
| University of Coimbra | |
| Date of birth | January 1,1520 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
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| ID | 1104506 |
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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