Personal Info
Born: 1941-08-03
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Also Known As:
Robert A.F. Thurman
Professor Robert A.F. Thurman
Prof. Robert A.F. Thurman
Bob Thurman
Robert Thurman
Biography
Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman is an American Buddhist author and academic who has written, edited, and translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism. He held the first endowed chair in Buddhist Studies in the West, the Je Tsong Khapa Chair of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, until his retirement in June 2019.
