Jean Chardin
Jean Chardin (16 November 1643 – 5 January 1713), born Jean-Baptiste Chardin, and also known as Sir John Chardin, was a French jeweller and traveller whose ten-volume book The Travels of Sir John Chardin is regarded as one of the finest works of early Western scholarship on Safavid Iran and the Near East in general.
Sir John Chardin | |
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| Born | Jean-Baptiste Chardin 16 November 1643 Paris, France |
| Died | 5 January 1713 (aged 69) Chiswick, London, UK |
| Nationality | French and British |
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