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Rolf Stein
French tibetologist (1911-1999) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 88
Rolf Alfred Stein was a German-born French Sinologist and Tibetologist. He contributed in particular to the study of the Epic of King Gesar, on which he wrote two books, and the use of Chinese sources in Tibetan history.
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He was the first scholar to correctly identify the Minyag of Tibetan sources with the Xixia of Chinese sources.
Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1999 · aged 88
