Giuseppe Tucci
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1894 – 1984
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Who was Giuseppe Tucci?
Giuseppe Tucci was an Italian scholar of oriental cultures, specialising in Tibet and history of Buddhism. During its zenith, Tucci was a supporter of Italian Fascism, and he used idealized portrayals of Asian traditions to support Italian ideological campaigns. Tucci was fluent in several European languages, Sanskrit, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit, Chinese and Tibetan and he taught at the University of Rome La Sapienza until his death. He is considered one of the founders of the field of Buddhist Studies.
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- Born
- Jun 5, 1894
Macerata - Education
- Visva-Bharati University
- Employment
- University of Rome La Sapienza
- Died
- Apr 5, 1984
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on July 23, 2013
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