Rolf A. Stein
Rolf Alfred Stein (born June 13, 1911 in Schwetz ; † October 9, 1999 in Paris ) was an important Tibetologist and sinologist .
Life
Rolf Alfred Stein studied Chinese at the Seminar for Oriental Languages in Berlin , where he received his diploma in 1933. After he had fled to France from the National Socialists in the same year , he studied at the École nationale des langues orientales vivantes , where he received another diploma in Chinese in 1934 and one in Japanese in 1936 . He studied Tibetan with Jacques Bacot and Marcelle Lalou . In 1939 he became a French citizen. During the Second World War he worked as a translator in French Indochina , where he was captured by Japan.
From 1951 to 1975 Rolf Alfred Stein was a professor at the École pratique des hautes études . In 1969 he completed his doctorate ( Doctorat d'État ) on the Gesar epic. From 1966 to 1982 he was also a professor at the Collège de France . In 1993 he was elected as a corresponding member of the British Academy .
His most famous students include Anne-Marie Blondeau , Ariane Macdonald-Spain , Samten Karmay , Yamaguchi Zuiho and Yoshiro Imaeda .
Works
- The culture of Tibet . Translated from the French by Helga Uebach. Illustrated by Lobsang Tendsin. Illustrated by Lobsang Tendsin. Ed. Weber, Berlin 1993, ISBN 3929660059
literature
- Bibliographical sources for Buddhist studies: from the viewpoint of Buddhist philology, Volume 4, Page 143, 1999
Web links
- École française d'Extrême-Orient : Rolf Alfred Stein (French)
- tibet.ca: Rolf Stein Passed Away In Paris (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Fellows: Rolf Stein. British Academy, accessed August 1, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stein, Rolf A. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stein, Rolf Alfred (full name); Stein, Rolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Franco-German Tibetologist and Sinologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwetz |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 1999 |
| Place of death | Paris |