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Czech translator (1933–2021)
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Josef Kolmaš
Born(1933-08-06)6 August 1933
Těmice, Czechoslovakia
Died9 February 2021(2021-02-09) (aged 87)
Czech Republic
Occupation(s)Sinologist, tibetologist, translator
Academic background
Alma materCharles University
Minzu University of China
InfluencesJaroslav Průšek
Yu Daoquan [zh]
Academic work
DisciplineSinology
Tibetology

Josef Kolmaš (6 August 1933 in Těmice – 9 February 2021) was a leading Czech sinologist and tibetologist.

Career

He was a translator and world-renowned expert on the history of Sino-Tibetan relations, a long-time researcher at the Oriental Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, and its director from 1994 to 2002.

Works

References

  1. "Zemřel průkopník české tibetologie Kolmaš, jako mladíka jej terorizovala SNB". Aktuálně.cz. February 10, 2021.
  2. "Zemřel průkopník československé tibetologie Josef Kolmaš". Deník N. February 10, 2021.
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