Francisco Varo

Francisco Varo (October 4, 1627 – January 31, 1687) was a Spanish Dominican friar, missionary in China, and author of the second grammar of Mandarin Chinese in a western language, "Arte de la lengua mandarina" (1703). His Chinese names were Wan Fangjige ( Vuán Fāng Çhí kǒ) and Wan Jiguo (). Provided by Wikipedia