Geburtsdatum | Mittwoch, 22. August 1956 |
Geburtsort | Vladikavkaz |
Todesdatum | Samstag, 12. Juli 2003 |
Todesort | Saint_Petersburg |
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Beschreibung | Evgeny Torchinov (Russian Евгений Алексеевич Торчинов), (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. |