Jean-Baptiste Tavernier

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Jean-Baptiste Tavernier was a 17th-century French gem merchant and traveler renowned for his extensive journeys to Asia and his role in bringing famous diamonds, including the Hope Diamond, to Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf explorer of Asia
gem merchant
human
merchant
traveler
activeYearsEnd 1680
activeYearsStart 1630
associatedWith Hope Diamond NERFINISHED
awardedBy Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED
birthCountry France
birthDate 1605-11-16
birthPlace Paris
broughtToEurope French Blue diamond NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 17th century
countryOfCitizenship France
deathCountry Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED
deathDate 1689-07-27
deathPlace Moscow NERFINISHED
described Mughal court in India
Persian Safavid court NERFINISHED
diamond mines of Golconda NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup French
familyName Tavernier NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork gem trade
travel literature
givenName Jean-Baptiste NERFINISHED
knownFor bringing notable diamonds to Europe
detailed travel accounts of the East
extensive travels in Asia
trade in precious stones
languageOfWorkOrName French
name Jean-Baptiste Tavernier NERFINISHED
nobleTitle baron
notableWork Les Six Voyages de Jean-Baptiste Tavernier NERFINISHED
numberOfMajorVoyagesToTheEast 6
occupation author
gem merchant
merchant
traveler
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
sexOrGender male
soldTo Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED
sourceOfInformationFor 17th-century Asian trade routes
history of the Hope Diamond
traveledTo India NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Persia NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED

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Hope Diamond discoveredBy Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
Hope Diamond earliestKnownOwner Jean-Baptiste Tavernier