Breithaupet along with fellow missionaries suffered untold miseries. He died on the 17th November 1782 after almost a stay of 36 years in India. He collaborated with Fabricious in writing the Dedication for the “A Dictionary-Malabar and English” and probably he had a large share in its compilation.

6. REV. DR. BISHOP ROBERT CALDWELL

Caldwell is a name to reckon with in the study of Tamil grammar. He was a Scotsman. While studying in Glasgow he was introduced to comparative philology which stood him in good stead while working on his monumental work “A Comparative Grammar of The Dravidian Languages” which has come to stay and will remain as a masterpiece on the subject. At Dublin he learnt art and painting which knowledge again was usefully employed while construction of the church at Idayankudi was in progress. At the age of 20 he became a missionary. He passed the B.A., and was ranked first.

During the voyage to India he got acquainted with C. P. Brown-of the Madras Civil Service-this acquaintance was profitable since he had the opportunity of learning both Telugu and Sanskrit during the delayed voyage.

An attack of tuberculosis was successfully combated during this voyage.

On his arrival in Madras, he got acquainted with Dr. Pope, Winslow, John Anderson (a Scotch Presbyterian missionary) and Henry Bower (A Eurasian).

From Madras he reached Tirunelvelly, on foot in 1841. During the journey, he had occasion to admire the beauties of Tamilnad. He writes “My next stay was at Tanjore. On my way I lost no opportunity of examining the great Hindu temples of the Tanjore country and the neighbouring districts especially Chidambaram, the most sacred of Siva temples and Tanjore itself in some respects, the most imposing temple in South India. I was sufficiently acquainted with Hinduism and Hindu archeology to