Chardin, SIR JOHN (1643-1713), traveller, was born in Paris, travelled as a trader in jewels in India, Persia (where he resided four years), Armenia, Turkey, and published his Voyages (4 vols.) in 1686-1711. To escape the persecution of Protestants, he settled in England in 1681, became court-jeweller, was knighted, and for some years lived in Holland as agent of the East India Company.
Chardin, SIR JOHN
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 111
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