Richard Gombrich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Richard Gombrich

British Indologist

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1937

Place of Birth: London

Profession: orientalist, linguist, Indologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Richard Francis Gombrich (; born 17 July 1937) is an Indologist and scholar of Sanskrit, Pali, and Buddhist Studies.
He was the Boden Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford from 1976 to 2004.
He is currently Founder-President of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies.
He is a past president of the Pali Text Society (1994–2002) and general editor emeritus of the Clay Sanskrit Library.