Ji Xianlin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ji Xianlin

Chinese academic

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1911

Place of Birth: Linqing, Shandong, China

Date of Death: 11-Jul-2009

Profession: historian, translator, university teacher, linguist

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ji Xianlin (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Jì Xiànlín; August 6, 1911 – July 11, 2009) was a Chinese Indologist, linguist, paleographer, historian and writer who has been honored by the governments of both India and China.
Ji was proficient in many languages including Chinese, Sanskrit, Arabic, English, German, French, Russian, Pali and Tocharian, and translated many works.
He published a memoir, The Cowshed: Memories of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, about his persecution during the Cultural Revolution.