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Josef Kolmaš

1933 – 2021

Czech translator, sinologist and tibetologist

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Lived 1933 – 2021 (aged 87). Josef Kolmaš was a Czech translator, orientalist, sinologist, tibetologist and philologist.

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 Tibet and Imperial China: A Survey of Sino-Tibetan Relations Up to the End of the Manchu Dynasty in 1912 1967 A Genealogy of the Kings of Derge (sde dge'i rgyal rabs) 1968 Iconography of the Derge Kanjur and Tanjur 1978 The Ambans and Assistant Ambans of Tibet (A Chronological Study), 1994 Buddhistická svatá písma 1995 Vzpomínka na Tibet 1997 Suma tibetského písemnictví 2004 Tibet: Dějiny a duchovní kultura 2004 Klasické tibetské příběhy: Mysterium o životě a zmrtvýchvstání krásné paní Nangsy. O ptácích a opicích. Zrcadlo králů 2009 Malá encyklopedie tibetského náboženství a mytologie 2009 Slovník tibetské literatury 2010 Tibet 2011 Země na střeše světa: Z dějin poznávání Tibetu 2011 Pojednání o věcech tibetských 2014 Pojednání o věcech čínských 2015

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Education
Charles University, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague
Also known as
Josef Kolmas

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Josef Kolmaš?

Czech translator, sinologist and tibetologist (1933–2021)

When was Josef Kolmaš born?

Josef Kolmaš was born on 6 August 1933 in Těmice.

When did Josef Kolmaš die?

Josef Kolmaš died on 9 February 2021.

What was Josef Kolmaš's occupation?

Josef Kolmaš was a translator, orientalist, sinologist, tibetologist and philologist.

What nationality was Josef Kolmaš?

Josef Kolmaš was Czech.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Josef Kolmaš

· Wikidata: Q2074654

· DBpedia: Josef Kolmaš

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