About Jin Dinghan
Lived 1930 – 2020 (aged 90). Jin Dinghan was a Chinese translator.
Jin Dinghan (; 13 September 1930 – 28 November 2020) was a Chinese translator and professor.
He was one of the foremost translators of Hindi literature. For his contributions to the introduction of Hindi literature to foreign readers, he was honored with the World Hindi Language Honorary Award in 1993 and the Dr. George Grierson Award in 2000. His father, Jin Yuereng , who was a senior engineer; his uncle, Jin Yuelin, who was a Chinese philosopher; his brother, Jin Dingxin , was a member of the China Zhi Gong Party Central Committee.
Jin graduated from Peking University in 1955, where he majored in Hindi language, Jin taught there when graduated. 2000 Dr. George Grierson Award
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Jin Dinghan was born on 13 September 1930 in Changsha.
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Jin Dinghan died on 28 November 2020 in Beijing.
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