Ji Xianlin
Ji Xianlin (; 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.
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