Tatsuo Nishida

In this Japanese name, the family name is Nishida.
Tatsuo Nishida
Born (1928-11-26)November 26, 1928
Osaka, Japan
Died September 26, 2012(2012-09-26) (aged 83)
Citizenship Japan
Fields Linguistics
Institutions Kyoto University
Known for Study of the Tangut language

Tatsuo Nishida (西田 龍雄 Nishida Tatsuo, 26 November 1928 – 26 September 2012) was a professor at Kyoto University.[1] His work encompasses research on a variety of Tibeto-Burman languages, he made great contributions in particular to the deciphering of the Tangut language.[2]

Born in Osaka, Nishida graduated from the Kyoto University Faculty of Letters in 1951. In 1958 he became assistant professor at Kyoto University. In 1958 he was awarded the Japan Academy Prize. In 1962 he received his PhD for his study of Tangut characters. In 1992 he retired as a professor.[1] In 1994 he received the Asahi Award, and in 2005 the Kyoto Culture Prize for Lifetime Achievement.

He died in Kyoto in September 2012.[3]

Works

References

  1. 1 2 "VII-Others" (PDF). Kyoto University. p. 6. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  2. Kwanten, Luc (1989). "The Structure of the Tangut [Hsi Hsia] Characters". T'oung Pao 75: 1–42. doi:10.1163/156853289x00102.
  3. "訃報:西田龍雄さん83歳=京都大名誉教授、文化功労者". Mainichi Newspapers. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
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