Dictionary of Indian Biography/Bartolomeo, Fra Paolino De San, or John Philip Werdin
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BARTOLOMEO, FRA PAOLINO DE SAN, or JOHN PHILIP WERDIN, (1748–1806)
Studied at Prague: joined the Carmelites at Rome and learned Oriental languages: went to the Malabar coast in 1774: stayed there 14 years, and was appointed Vicar-general and Apostolic visitor: returned to Rome in 1790, to superintend the printing of religious works, for the use of Indian missionaries: studied Sanskrit, published a Sanskrit grammar in Tamil in 1790, and wrote largely of his Indian travels and experiences: he died in 1806.