Henrique Henriques (also known as Anrique Anriquez) (1520–1600) 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.
Born |
1520 Vila Viçosa, Kingdom of Portugal
|
Died |
1600 (aged 79) Punnaikayal
|
Zodiac | |
Tags | Add tag |