Htin Aung

Who was Htin Aung?

Dr. Htin Aung was an important author and scholar of Burmese culture and history. Oxford and Cambridge educated Htin Aung wrote several books on Burmese history and culture in both Burmese and English. His English language works brought a much-needed Burmese perspective to the international study of Burmese history, hitherto written by British historians of the colonial era. His important works include A History of Burma, Folk Elements in Burmese Buddhism, and Burmese Drama.

Htin Aung, as the rector of the University of Rangoon from 1946 to 1958, was the highest ranking academic in the Burmese education system, at the time.