Jin Dinghan

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Jin.
Jin Dinghan
Native name 金鼎汉
Born 1930 (age 8586)
Changsha, Hunan
Occupation Translator, professor
Language Chinese, Hindi
Nationality Chinese
Alma mater Peking University
Period 1955 - present
Genre Novel, poetry
Notable works Ramacharitamanas
Notable awards George Gleason Prize
2001
Relatives father: Jin Yuereng
uncle: Jin Yuelin

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

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]

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