Ippolito Desideri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetIppolito Desideri
Italian tibetologist
Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1684
Place of Birth: Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
Date of Death: 14-Apr-1733
Profession: missionary, explorer
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Ippolito Desideri
- Ippolito Desideri or Hippolyte Desideri (21 December 1684 – 14 April 1733) was an Italian Jesuit missionary and traveller and the most famous of the early European missionaries to visit Tibet.
- He was the first European to have successfully studied and understood Tibetan language and culture.
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