Ji Xianlin
Chinese academic, linguist, historian, translator and university teacher (1911-2009) · China · On the map · Writers · Died at 97
Ji Xianlin was a Chinese Indologist, linguist, paleographer, historian and writer who has been honored by the governments of both India and China. Ji was proficient in many languages including Chinese, Sanskrit, Arabic, English, German, French, Russian, Pali and Tocharian, and translated many works.
Ji Xianlin is read about 102 times a day, in 15 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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About this person
He published a memoir, The Cowshed: Memories of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, about his persecution during the Cultural Revolution.
Country
China
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 2009 · aged 97
The same award as Ji
Jia PingwaBoth received Lu Xun Literary Prize for Excellent Proses and Essays
Tie NingBoth received Lu Xun Literary Prize for Excellent Proses and Essays
Bing XinBoth received Lu Xun Literary Prize for Excellent Proses and EssaysShi TieshengBoth received Lu Xun Literary Prize for Excellent Proses and Essays
Yu QiuyuBoth received Lu Xun Literary Prize for Excellent Proses and Essays