Josef Kolmaš Explained

Josef Kolmaš
Birth Date:6 August 1933
Birth Place:Těmice, Czechoslovakia
Death Place:Czech Republic
Occupation:Sinologist, tibetologist, translator
Alma Mater:Charles University
Minzu University of China
Influences:Jaroslav Průšek
Discipline:Sinology
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.[1] [2]

Works

Notes and References

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