Jin Dinghan

Jin Dinghan (simplified Chinese: 金鼎汉; traditional Chinese: 金鼎漢; pinyin: Jīn Dǐnghàn; born 1930) is a Chinese translator and professor.[1]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Jin.
Jin Dinghan
Native name
金鼎汉
Born1930 (age 89–90)
Changsha, Hunan
OccupationTranslator, professor
LanguageChinese, Hindi
ResidenceBeijing
NationalityChinese
Alma materPeking University
Period1955 - present
GenreNovel, poetry
Notable worksRamacharitamanas
Notable awardsGeorge Gleason Prize
2001
Relativesfather: Jin Yuereng
uncle: Jin Yuelin

He is one of the foremost translators of Hindi literature.[2] 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 2001.[2]

Biography

Jin was born in a highly educated family in Changsha, Hunan in 1930, with his ancestral home in Zhuji, Zhejiang.[3] His father, Jin Yuereng (金岳礽), who was a senior engineer; his uncle, Jin Yuelin, who was a Chinese philosopher; his brother, Jin Dingxin (金鼎新), 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.[3] At the same time, he served as a researcher in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.[3]

Translation

Awards
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References
  1. 架起中印文化交流的桥梁——访印地语学者金鼎汉先生（二） (in Chinese). Peking University. 2014.
  2. "Padmabhushan Dr. Moturi Satyanarayana Award".
  3. "Tan Yun-Shan: A Tribute".
  4. 性格差异 文化互补——访中印文化交流使者金鼎汉. cri (in Chinese). 2013-05-16.
  5. 金鼎汉获印地语研究最高奖乔治、格里森奖. gmmw (in Chinese). 2001-07-17.


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