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Sándor Kőrösi Csoma

Sándor Kőrösi Csoma
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Sándor Csoma de Kőrös was a Hungarian philologist and Orientalist, author of the first Tibetan–English dictionary and grammar book. He was called Phyi-glin-gi-grwa-pa in Tibetan, meaning "the foreign pupil", and was declared a bosatsu or bodhisattva by the Japanese in 1933.

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  1. Constantine Samuel RafinesqueOctober 22, 1783 – September 18, 1840
  2. Hugh Glasscirca 1783 – 1833
  3. Johann Karl Ehrenfried KegelOctober 3, 1784 – June 25, 1863
  4. John OxleyJuly 6, 1784 – May 26, 1828
  5. Sándor Kőrösi Csoma (this page)March 27, 1784 – April 11, 1842
  6. Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-MuskauOctober 30, 1785 – February 4, 1871

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