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A. Tom Grunfeld
A. Tom Grunfeld (born 1946) is SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor at Empire State College of the State University of New York, specializing in the modern history of east Asia, particularly of...
A. Tom Grunfeld (born 1946) is SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor at Empire State College of the State University of New York, specializing in the modern history of east Asia, particularly of...
Albert Grünwedel
Albert Grünwedel (July 31, 1856 – October 28, 1935) was a German indologist, tibetologist archaeologist and explorer of Central Asia.
Albert Grünwedel (July 31, 1856 – October 28, 1935) was a German indologist, tibetologist archaeologist and explorer of Central Asia.
Alex Wayman
Alex Wayman (January 11, 1921 – September 22, 2004) was a Tibetologist, and Indologist, and worked as a professor of Sanskrit at Columbia University.
Alex Wayman (January 11, 1921 – September 22, 2004) was a Tibetologist, and Indologist, and worked as a professor of Sanskrit at Columbia University.
Amy Heller
Amy Heller is a Tibetologist and art historian.
Amy Heller is a Tibetologist and art historian.
August Hermann Francke (Tibetologist)
August Hermann Francke (Gnadenfrei, Silesia, 5 November 1870 - Berlin, 16 February 1930) was a German Tibetologist.
August Hermann Francke (Gnadenfrei, Silesia, 5 November 1870 - Berlin, 16 February 1930) was a German Tibetologist.
Auguste Desgodins
Auguste Desgodins was one of the first French missionaries in the Tibet where he went in 1855.
Auguste Desgodins was one of the first French missionaries in the Tibet where he went in 1855.
Berthold Laufer
Berthold Laufer (October 11, 1874 – September 13, 1934) was a German-American anthropologist and orientalist.
Berthold Laufer (October 11, 1874 – September 13, 1934) was a German-American anthropologist and orientalist.
Bidia Dandaron
Bidia Dandaron (Vidyadhara, Бидия Дандарович Дандарон) (December 28, 1914, Soorkhoi, Kizhinga, Buryatia — October 26, 1974, Vydrino, Buryatia) was a major Buddhist author and teacher in the USSR...
Bidia Dandaron (Vidyadhara, Бидия Дандарович Дандарон) (December 28, 1914, Soorkhoi, Kizhinga, Buryatia — October 26, 1974, Vydrino, Buryatia) was a major Buddhist author and teacher in the USSR...
Charles Alfred Bell
Sir Charles Alfred Bell K.C.I.E. (1870 – 1945), born in Calcutta, was a British-Indian tibetologist.
Sir Charles Alfred Bell K.C.I.E. (1870 – 1945), born in Calcutta, was a British-Indian tibetologist.
Charles Ramble
Charles Albert Edward Ramble is an anthropologist and Lecturer in Tibetan and Himalayan Studies at the Oriental Institute, Oxford University; Director of the Oxford Bön Project, and president o...
Charles Albert Edward Ramble is an anthropologist and Lecturer in Tibetan and Himalayan Studies at the Oriental Institute, Oxford University; Director of the Oxford Bön Project, and president o...
Christian K. Wedemeyer
Christian Konrad Wedemeyer (born 1969) is an American scholar and political and social activist.
Christian Konrad Wedemeyer (born 1969) is an American scholar and political and social activist.
Christopher I. Beckwith
Christopher I. Beckwith (born 1945) is a professor of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
Christopher I. Beckwith (born 1945) is a professor of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
Claude Arpi
Claude Arpi is French-born author, journalist, historian and tibetologist born in 1949 in Angoulême who lives in Auroville, India.
Claude Arpi is French-born author, journalist, historian and tibetologist born in 1949 in Angoulême who lives in Auroville, India.
David Snellgrove
David Llewellyn Snellgrove (born 1920) is a British Tibetologist noted for his pioneering work on Buddhism in Tibet as well as his many travelogues.
David Llewellyn Snellgrove (born 1920) is a British Tibetologist noted for his pioneering work on Buddhism in Tibet as well as his many travelogues.
Deborah Klimburg-Salter
Deborah Klimburg-Salter is an art historian and professor for non-European art history at the Department of Art History of the University of Vienna.
Deborah Klimburg-Salter is an art historian and professor for non-European art history at the Department of Art History of the University of Vienna.
Donald S. Lopez, Jr.
Donald Sewell Lopez, Jr., is currently the Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan, in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures.
Donald Sewell Lopez, Jr., is currently the Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan, in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures.
E. Gene Smith
E. Gene Smith (August 10, 1936 - December 16, 2010) was a scholar of Tibetology, specifically Tibetan literature and history.
E. Gene Smith (August 10, 1936 - December 16, 2010) was a scholar of Tibetology, specifically Tibetan literature and history.
Elena De Rossi Filibeck
Elena De Rossi Filibeck graduated in East Asian History under Professor Petech in 1971.
Elena De Rossi Filibeck graduated in East Asian History under Professor Petech in 1971.
Elliot Sperling
Elliot Sperling is Associate Professor of Central Eurasian Studies and an expert on the history of Tibet and Tibetan-Chinese relations at Indiana University.
Elliot Sperling is Associate Professor of Central Eurasian Studies and an expert on the history of Tibet and Tibetan-Chinese relations at Indiana University.
Emil Schlagintweit
Emil Schlagintweit (7 July 1835 - 29 October 1904) was a German scholar noted for his work on Buddhism in Tibet.
Emil Schlagintweit (7 July 1835 - 29 October 1904) was a German scholar noted for his work on Buddhism in Tibet.
Erik Haarh
Erik Haarh(b. ? - d. December 1, 1993) was a 20th century Danish Tibetologist, most remembered for his pioneering work on the religious ethos of the Tibetan Empire and his contributions to the s...
Erik Haarh(b. ? - d. December 1, 1993) was a 20th century Danish Tibetologist, most remembered for his pioneering work on the religious ethos of the Tibetan Empire and his contributions to the s...
Ernő Hetényi
Ernő Hetényi was a Hungarian tibetologist and the leader of the Arya Maitreya Mandala for Eastern Europe.
Ernő Hetényi was a Hungarian tibetologist and the leader of the Arya Maitreya Mandala for Eastern Europe.
Frank-Richard Hamm
Frank-Richard Hamm (October 8, 1920 — November 11, 1973) was a 20th century Indologist and Tibetologist.
Frank-Richard Hamm (October 8, 1920 — November 11, 1973) was a 20th century Indologist and Tibetologist.
Franz Anton Schiefner
Franz Anton Schiefner was a Russian linguist and tibetologist.
Franz Anton Schiefner was a Russian linguist and tibetologist.
Françoise Pommaret
Françoise Pommaret (born 1954) is a French ethno-historian and Tibetologist.
Françoise Pommaret (born 1954) is a French ethno-historian and Tibetologist.
Frederick William Thomas (philologist)
Frederick William (F. W.) Thomas (1867-1956) was an Indologist and Tibetologist.
Frederick William (F. W.) Thomas (1867-1956) was an Indologist and Tibetologist.
George de Roerich
George Nikolaevich Roerich (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Рерих) (1902 – 1960) was a prominent 20th century Tibetologist.
George Nikolaevich Roerich (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Рерих) (1902 – 1960) was a prominent 20th century Tibetologist.
George van Driem
George van Driem is a linguist at Bern University, where he holds the chair of Historical Linguistics and directs the Linguistics Institute.
George van Driem is a linguist at Bern University, where he holds the chair of Historical Linguistics and directs the Linguistics Institute.
Georges Dreyfus
Georges B.J. Dreyfus, born 1950 in Switzerland, is an academic in the fields of Tibetology and Buddology, with a particular interest in Indian Buddhist Philosophy.
Georges B.J. Dreyfus, born 1950 in Switzerland, is an academic in the fields of Tibetology and Buddology, with a particular interest in Indian Buddhist Philosophy.
Giuseppe Tucci
Giuseppe Tucci (5 June 1894 – 5 April 1984) was an Italian scholar of oriental cultures, specialising in Tibet and history of Buddhism.
Giuseppe Tucci (5 June 1894 – 5 April 1984) was an Italian scholar of oriental cultures, specialising in Tibet and history of Buddhism.
Gombojab Tsybikov
Gombojab Tsybikov (Гомбожаб Цэбекович Цыбиков Gombozhab Tsebekovich Tsybikov; Цэвэгийн Гомбожав, alternatively romanized as Gombozhab and Tsybikoff (20 April 1873 – 20 September ...
Gombojab Tsybikov (Гомбожаб Цэбекович Цыбиков Gombozhab Tsebekovich Tsybikov; Цэвэгийн Гомбожав, alternatively romanized as Gombozhab and Tsybikoff (20 April 1873 – 20 September ...
Henk Blezer
H.W.A. (Henk) Blezer (Schaesberg, July 14, 1961) is a Dutch Tibetologist, Indologist, and scholar of Buddhist studies.
H.W.A. (Henk) Blezer (Schaesberg, July 14, 1961) is a Dutch Tibetologist, Indologist, and scholar of Buddhist studies.
Hermann Beckh
Hermann Beckh (4 May 1875, Nuremberg – 1 March 1937, Stuttgart) was a pioneering German Tibetologist and prominent promoter of anthroposophy.
Hermann Beckh (4 May 1875, Nuremberg – 1 March 1937, Stuttgart) was a pioneering German Tibetologist and prominent promoter of anthroposophy.
International Seminar of Young Tibetologists (ISYT)
International Seminar of Young Tibetologists was founded to create a venue for collaboration and exchange for postgraduate students and early career researchers who study all aspects of Tibetan ...
International Seminar of Young Tibetologists was founded to create a venue for collaboration and exchange for postgraduate students and early career researchers who study all aspects of Tibetan ...
Ippolito Desideri
Ippolito Desideri was an Italian Jesuit missionary in Tibet and the first European to have successfully studied and understood Tibetan language and culture.
Ippolito Desideri was an Italian Jesuit missionary in Tibet and the first European to have successfully studied and understood Tibetan language and culture.
Isaac Jacob Schmidt
Isaac Jacob Schmidt (October 4, 1779 – August 27, 1847) was an Orientalist specializing in Mongolian and Tibetan.
Isaac Jacob Schmidt (October 4, 1779 – August 27, 1847) was an Orientalist specializing in Mongolian and Tibetan.
Jacques Bacot
Jacques Bacot (1877 – 1965) was an explorer and pioneering French Tibetologist.
Jacques Bacot (1877 – 1965) was an explorer and pioneering French Tibetologist.
Jeffrey Hopkins (Tibetologist)
Jeffrey Hopkins (born 1940) is a distinguished American Tibetologist.
Jeffrey Hopkins (born 1940) is a distinguished American Tibetologist.
John W. Olsen
John W. Olsen, Ph.D. is an American archaeologist specializing in the early Stone Age prehistory and Pleistocene paleoecology of eastern Eurasia.
John W. Olsen, Ph.D. is an American archaeologist specializing in the early Stone Age prehistory and Pleistocene paleoecology of eastern Eurasia.
Joseph Rock
Joseph Francis Charles Rock was an Austrian-American explorer, geographer, linguist and botanist.
Joseph Francis Charles Rock was an Austrian-American explorer, geographer, linguist and botanist.
Kamil Sedláček
Kamil Sedláček (born 7 July 1926, Třebíč) is a prominent Czech tibetologist and comparative Sino-Tibetan linguist.
Kamil Sedláček (born 7 July 1926, Třebíč) is a prominent Czech tibetologist and comparative Sino-Tibetan linguist.
Katia Buffetrille
Katia Buffetrille is a French ethnologist and tibetologist.
Katia Buffetrille is a French ethnologist and tibetologist.
Leonard van der Kuijp
Leonard van der Kuijp (born September 23, 1952) is a Dutch professor of Tibetan and Himalayan Studies and chairman of the Department of Sanskrit and Indian studies at Harvard University.
Leonard van der Kuijp (born September 23, 1952) is a Dutch professor of Tibetan and Himalayan Studies and chairman of the Department of Sanskrit and Indian studies at Harvard University.
Li Fang-Kuei
Li Fang-Kuei was a Chinese linguist.
Li Fang-Kuei was a Chinese linguist.
Luciano Petech
Luciano Petech (1914–2010), a scholar of Himalayan History and the early relations between Tibet, Nepal and Italy, was Chair of History of Eastern Asia in Rome University from 1955 to 1984.
Luciano Petech (1914–2010), a scholar of Himalayan History and the early relations between Tibet, Nepal and Italy, was Chair of History of Eastern Asia in Rome University from 1955 to 1984.
Marcelle Lalou
Marcelle Lalou (1890–1967) was a 20th century French Tibetologist.
Marcelle Lalou (1890–1967) was a 20th century French Tibetologist.
Mark Aldenderfer
Mark S. Aldenderfer (born 1950) is an American anthropologist and archaeologist.
Mark S. Aldenderfer (born 1950) is an American anthropologist and archaeologist.
Mary Craig (writer)
Mary Craig is a journalist and a British writer.
Mary Craig is a journalist and a British writer.
Matthew Kapstein
Matthew Kapstein is a scholar of Tibetan religions and Buddhism at the University of Chicago Divinity School.
Matthew Kapstein is a scholar of Tibetan religions and Buddhism at the University of Chicago Divinity School.
Matthias Hermanns
P. Matthias Hermanns (1899-1972) was a missionary of the SVD and a German Tibetologist.
P. Matthias Hermanns (1899-1972) was a missionary of the SVD and a German Tibetologist.
Melvyn Goldstein
Melvyn C. Goldstein is US-American anthropologist and Tibet scholar.
Melvyn C. Goldstein is US-American anthropologist and Tibet scholar.
Michael Aris
Michael Vaillancourt Aris was a leading Western author on Bhutanese, Tibetan and Himalayan culture and wrote numerous books on Buddhism in those regions.
Michael Vaillancourt Aris was a leading Western author on Bhutanese, Tibetan and Himalayan culture and wrote numerous books on Buddhism in those regions.
Namloyak
Namloyak Dhungser （安乐业,（）（笔名：东赛 ）（born 1970 ）is a Tibetan/Chinese bilingual poet " and Tibetologist in Australia.
Namloyak Dhungser （安乐业,（）（笔名：东赛 ）（born 1970 ）is a Tibetan/Chinese bilingual poet " and Tibetologist in Australia.
Nicolas Tournadre
Nicolas Tournadre is a professor at the University of Provence specializing in morphosyntax and typology.
Nicolas Tournadre is a professor at the University of Provence specializing in morphosyntax and typology.
Per Kværne
Per Kværne (born 1 April 1945) is a prominent Norwegian tibetologist and art historian.
Per Kværne (born 1 April 1945) is a prominent Norwegian tibetologist and art historian.
Philip Denwood
Philip Denwood is a British Tibetologist noted for his work on traditional Tibetan arts and handicrafts, Himalayan architecture and Tibetan linguistics.
Philip Denwood is a British Tibetologist noted for his work on traditional Tibetan arts and handicrafts, Himalayan architecture and Tibetan linguistics.
Philippe Édouard Foucaux
Philippe Édouard Foucaux was a French tibetologist.
Philippe Édouard Foucaux was a French tibetologist.
Rahul Sankrityayan
Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan (राहुल सांकृत्यायन) (April 9, 1893 – April 14, 1963), who is called the Father of Hindi Travel literature, was one of the most widely-traveled scholars of Indi...
Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan (राहुल सांकृत्यायन) (April 9, 1893 – April 14, 1963), who is called the Father of Hindi Travel literature, was one of the most widely-traveled scholars of Indi...
René de Nebesky-Wojkowitz
René de Nebesky-Wojkowitz was an Austrian ethnologist and Tibetologist.
René de Nebesky-Wojkowitz was an Austrian ethnologist and Tibetologist.
Richard Keith Sprigg
Dr Richard Keith Sprigg was a British linguist who specialized in the phonology of Asian languages.
Dr Richard Keith Sprigg was a British linguist who specialized in the phonology of Asian languages.
Roy Andrew Miller
Roy Andrew Miller (born September 5, 1924) is a linguist notable for his advocacy of Korean and Japanese as members of the Altaic group of languages.
Roy Andrew Miller (born September 5, 1924) is a linguist notable for his advocacy of Korean and Japanese as members of the Altaic group of languages.
Sam van Schaik
Sam Julius van Schaik is an English Tibetologist.
Sam Julius van Schaik is an English Tibetologist.
Samten Karmay
Samten Gyeltsen Karmay (bsam-gtan rgyal-mtshan mkhar-rme'u) (1936-) is a writer and researcher in the field of Tibetan Studies.
Samten Gyeltsen Karmay (bsam-gtan rgyal-mtshan mkhar-rme'u) (1936-) is a writer and researcher in the field of Tibetan Studies.
Sarat Chandra Das
Sarat Chandra Das was an Indian scholar of Tibetan language and culture most noted for his two journeys to Tibet in 1879 and in 1881 - 1882 Born in Chittagong, eastern Bengal to a Hindu family, ...
Sarat Chandra Das was an Indian scholar of Tibetan language and culture most noted for his two journeys to Tibet in 1879 and in 1881 - 1882 Born in Chittagong, eastern Bengal to a Hindu family, ...
Siegbert Hummel
Siegbert Hummel (July 18, 1908 in Rodewisch, Vogtland – March 28, 2001 in Lengenfeld) was a Tibetologist and cultural historian.
Siegbert Hummel (July 18, 1908 in Rodewisch, Vogtland – March 28, 2001 in Lengenfeld) was a Tibetologist and cultural historian.
Sándor Kőrösi Csoma
Sándor Kőrösi Csoma (March 27, 1784 – April 11, 1842), born Csoma Sándor, also known as Alexander Csoma de Kőrös, was a Hungarian philologist and orientalist, author of the first Tib...
Sándor Kőrösi Csoma (March 27, 1784 – April 11, 1842), born Csoma Sándor, also known as Alexander Csoma de Kőrös, was a Hungarian philologist and orientalist, author of the first Tib...
Theo Sørensen
Theodor August Christian Sørensen (25 May 1873 – 2 September 1959) was a Norwegian missionary known for his work in Tibet.
Theodor August Christian Sørensen (25 May 1873 – 2 September 1959) was a Norwegian missionary known for his work in Tibet.
Tom Tillemans
T. J. F. (Tom) Tillemans (born Haarlem, December 21, 1950) is a Dutch-Canadian Buddhologist, Indologist and Tibetologist.
T. J. F. (Tom) Tillemans (born Haarlem, December 21, 1950) is a Dutch-Canadian Buddhologist, Indologist and Tibetologist.
Tsendiin Damdinsüren
Tsendiin Damdinsüren was a Mongolian writer and linguist.
Tsendiin Damdinsüren was a Mongolian writer and linguist.
Tsering Shakya
Tsering Wangdu Shakya (born 1959) is a historian and widely cited expert on Tibetan literature and modern Tibet and its relationship with China.
Tsering Wangdu Shakya (born 1959) is a historian and widely cited expert on Tibetan literature and modern Tibet and its relationship with China.
Turrell V. Wylie
Turrell Verl Wylie was for many years Professor of Tibetan at the University of Washington and the first chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Literature.
Turrell Verl Wylie was for many years Professor of Tibetan at the University of Washington and the first chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Literature.
Uray Géza
Uray Géza (1921-199?) was a 20th-century Hungarian tibetologist.
Uray Géza (1921-199?) was a 20th-century Hungarian tibetologist.
Walter Simon
Ernest Julius Walter Simon CBE FBA (10 June 1893, Berlin - 22 February 1981, London) was a sinologist and librarian.
Ernest Julius Walter Simon CBE FBA (10 June 1893, Berlin - 22 February 1981, London) was a sinologist and librarian.
Walter Simon (sinologist)
Ernest Julius Walter Simon CBE FBA was a sinologist and librarian.
Ernest Julius Walter Simon CBE FBA was a sinologist and librarian.
Yoshio Nishi
Yoshio Nishi is a Japanese scholar of Tibeto-Burman linguistics.
Yoshio Nishi is a Japanese scholar of Tibeto-Burman linguistics.