Evgeny Torchinov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Evgeny Torchinov

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Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1956

Place of Birth: Vladikavkaz, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia

Date of Death: 12-Jul-2003

Profession: university teacher, sinologist, cultural historian, religious studies scholar, philosophy historian

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Evgeny Torchinov (Russian ??????? ?????????? ????????), (August 22, 1956 – July 12, 2003), was a Russian sinologist, Buddhist scholar, professor, and translator.
He was best known as an eminent Russian researcher of ancient Chinese religion and philosophy, author of many books and translations of classical Chinese texts (especially Buddhist and Taoist) into Russian.
He founded the chair of Eastern philosophy and cultures at St.
Petersburg State University.