About Juan R. Francisco
Born 1929. Juan R. Francisco is a Filipino linguist.
Juan R. Francisco is a Filipino Indologist who first published an English translation of the Maranao version of the Ramayana epic. He is also a professor at the University of the Philippines in Manila. For several years he served as the Executive Director of the Philippine-American Educational Foundation (PAEF), administering the Fulbright Program in the Philippines.
Education He has a Ph.D. in Sanskrit from the University of Madras, and he studied under Indologist Raghavan from Chennai. Francisco himself taught another Filipino Indologist, Josephine Acosta Pasricha.
Works Indian Influences in the Philippines (1964) Maharadia Lawana (1969) Sanskrit in Philippine Language and Literature (1973) From Ayodhya to Pulu Agamaniog: Rama's Journey to the Philippines (1994)
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Who is Juan R. Francisco?
Filipino Indologist
When was Juan R. Francisco born?
Juan R. Francisco was born in 1929.
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Juan R. Francisco is a linguist.
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Juan R. Francisco is Filipino.
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