Sein Tu Explained

Sein Tu
Birth Date:1929
Birth Place:Maymyo, British Burma
Death Place:Yangon, Myanmar
Nationality:Burmese
Occupation:Scholar
Parents:Ba Tu, Mya Kyi
Spouse:Mya Mya Khin
Children:Two
Alma Mater:Rangoon University
Teachers College, Columbia University
Harvard University

Sein Tu (Burmese: စိန်တူ) was a Burmese scholar and member of the Myanmar Arts and Sciences Academy.[1] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology at Rangoon University in 1950 and went to the United States for his graduate education.[1] In 1952, he obtained a master's degree in education psychology at the Teachers College, Columbia University and in 1957, a Ph.D in social psychology at Harvard University.[1]

He returned to Burma to teach psychology at Rangoon University and the University of Mandalay until his retirement in 1984.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Myanmar Times contributing editor passes away. Nyunt Win. 3 September 2007. Myanmar Times. 8 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081123015904/http://www.mmtimes.com/no382/n006.htm. 23 November 2008.