Jin Dinghan
| Jin Dinghan | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 金鼎汉 |
| Born |
1930 (age 85–86) Changsha, Hunan |
| Occupation | Translator, professor |
| Language | Chinese, Hindi |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Peking University |
| Period | 1955 - present |
| Genre | Novel, poetry |
| Notable works | Ramacharitamanas |
| Notable awards |
George Gleason Prize 2001 |
| Relatives |
father: Jin Yuereng uncle: Jin Yuelin |
Jin Dinghan (simplified Chinese: 金鼎汉; traditional Chinese: 金鼎漢; pinyin: Jīn Dǐnghàn; born 1930) is a Chinese translator and professor.[1]
He is one of the foremost translators of Hindi literature.[2] For his contributions to the introduction of Hindi literature to foreign readers, he was honored with the World Hindi Language Honorary Award in 1993 and the Dr. George Grierson Award in 2001.[2]
Biography
Jin was born in a highly educated family in Changsha, Hunan in 1930, with his ancestral home in Zhuji, Zhejiang.[3] His father, Jin Yuereng (金岳礽), who was a senior engineer; his uncle, Jin Yuelin, who was a Chinese philosopher; his brother, Jin Dingxin (金鼎新), was a member of the China Zhi Gong Party Central Committee.
Jin graduated from Peking University in 1955, where he majored in Hindi language, Jin taught there when graduated.[3] At the same time, he served as a researcher in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.[3]
Translation
- Ramacharitamanas (Goswami Tulasidas) (《罗摩功行录》)
- The Fact of False (Yashpal) (《虚假的事实》)
- Nirmala (Munshi Premchand) (《妮摩拉》)
- Selected Works of Mao Zedong (《毛泽东选集》)
- Poetry of Mao Zedong (《毛泽东诗集》)
Awards
- 1993 World Hindi Language Honorary Award[4][5]
- 2001 Dr. George Grierson Award[4][5]
References
- ↑ "架起中印文化交流的桥梁——访印地语学者金鼎汉先生（二）" (in Chinese). 北京大学. Retrieved 2014. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - 1 2 "Padmabhushan Dr. Moturi Satyanarayana Award".
- 1 2 3 "Tan Yun-Shan: A Tribute".
- 1 2 性格差异 文化互补——访中印文化交流使者金鼎汉 (in Chinese). 国际在线. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - 1 2 金鼎汉获印地语研究最高奖乔治、格里森奖 (in Chinese). 光明网. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in:
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