# Robert Thurman

> Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman was an American Buddhist author and academic who wrote, edited and translated books about Tibetan Buddhism. He was the Je Tsongkhapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, before retiring in 2019. He held the first endowed chair in Buddhist Studies in the West. He was the co-founder and president of Tibet House US, New York, and its Menla Retreat & Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York. He translated the Vimalakirti Sutra from the Tibetan Kangyur into English. He was the father of actress Uma Thurman, and grandfather of Maya Hawke.

*American Buddhist writer and academic (1941–2026)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1941-08-03
- **Died:** 2026-06-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Total followers across platforms:** 25,100

## Platforms
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