
Constanzo Beschi
Authors · Indologist · lexicographer · missionary
Italian missionary (1680-1747)
About Constanzo Beschi
Constantine Joseph Beschi (8 November 1680 – 4 February 1747), also known under his Tamil name of Vīramāmunivar, was an Italian Jesuit priest, missionary in South India, and Tamil language littérateur. He is venerated as a Servant of God in the Catholic Church.
Quick facts
- Known for
- Vētaviḷakakam, Fahrten und abenteuer Gimpels und campagnie, Le Pantcha-tantra; ou, Les cinq ruses
- Born
- 1680-11-08
- Died
- 1747-02-04
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Books & published works
Vētaviḷakakam
Fahrten und abenteuer Gimpels und campagnie
Le Pantcha-tantra; ou, Les cinq ruses
Paramārtta kuru kataikaḷ
Les huit aventures du Gourou Paramârtta, contes tamouls
Tiruppāṭalkaḷ
A grammar of the high dialect of the Tamil language called centamil
வீரமா முனிவர் இயற்றிய தேம்பாவணி
A grammar of the high dialect of the Tamil language called [Shen-Tamil]
Vīramā Mun̲ivar aruḷiya Tēmpāvaṇi

A grammar of the common dialect of the Tamul language called Koṭuntamil̲

Paramāṟatakuruviṉa katai = The adventures of the Gooroo Paramartan
Vīramāmun̲ivar aruḷiya caturakarāti
Vīramāmun̲ivar iyar̲r̲iya Cittēriyammāḷ ammān̲ai

Paramār̲atakuruvin̲ katai

Grammatica latino-tamulica in qua de vulgari tamulicae linguae idiomate koṭuntamiḻ ...

The adventures of the Gooroo Paramartan: a tale in the Tamul language: accompanied by a translation and vocabulary, together with an analysis of the first story

The adventures of Gooroo Paramartan
The adventures of the Gooroo Paramartan
Aintilakkaṇat ton̲n̲ūl viḷakkam
A grammar of high Tamil
A grammar of the common dialect of the Tamil language called ...[koḍuntamij]
A grammar of the common dialect of the Tamul language, called Koduntamij [Romanized] ..

A grammar of the high dialect of the Tamil language, termed Shen-Tamil
Grammatica latino-tamulica
Nacakāṇṭam

Strange surprising adventures of the venerable Gooroo Simple
Tirukkur̲aḷ, Vīramāmun̲ivar urai
Tirukkāvalūrk kalampakam
Tiruppāṭalkaḷ
Tēn̲ coṭṭum Tēmpāvaṇic cōlai
Vīramāmun̲ivar aruḷicceyta Tēmpāvaṇi
Vīramāmun̲ivar aruḷiya caturakarāti : āyvup patippu
Vīramā Mun̲ivar aruḷiya Tēmpāvaṇi
Vīramāmun̲ivar iyar̲r̲iya Kittēriyammāḷ ammān̲ai
Vīramāmun̲ivar iyar̲r̲iya Tēmpāvaṇi

Strange surprising adventures of the venerable Gooroo Simple, and his five disciples, Noodle, Doodle, Wiseacre, Zany, and Foozle
Vīramāmun̲ivar nirupaṅkaḷ