Pe Maung Tin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pe Maung Tin

Burmese scholar

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1888

Place of Birth: Insein Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar

Date of Death: 22-Mar-1973

Profession: writer

Nationality: Myanmar

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Pe Maung Tin (Burmese: ?????????? [p?è mà?? t?`?]; 24 April 1888 – 22 March 1973) was a scholar of Pali and Buddhism and educator in Myanmar, formerly Burma.
Born to an Anglican family at Pauktaw, Insein Township, Rangoon, he was the fifth child of U Pe and Daw Myaing.
His grandfather was the first Burmese pastor of Henzada.
He learnt the basic Buddhist texts at a local private school before he went to Rangoon Government High School where he won a scholarship at age 14.