Robert Thurman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Robert Thurman

American Buddhist writer and academic

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1941

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: writer, translator, curator, art exhibition curator, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman (born August 3, 1941) is an American Buddhist author and academic who has written, edited, and translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism.
He is the father of actress Uma Thurman.
He is the Je Tsongkhapa Professor of Indo- Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, holding the first endowed chair in this field of study in the United States.
He also is the co-founder and president of the Tibet House US New York.
He translated the Vimalakirti Sutra from the Tibetan Kanjur into English.