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100 1 _aDuka, Tivadar,
_d1825-1908
245 1 0 _aLife and works of Alexander Csoma de Körös
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2024-07-16
508 _aJeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Life and Works of Alexander Csoma de Körös" by Theodore Duka is a historical biography written in the late 19th century. This work details the life of Alexander Csoma de Körös, a significant figure in the study of Tibetan language and literature, who dedicated his life to scholarly pursuits that would illuminate aspects of Tibetan and Buddhist studies for the West. The biography draws from previously unpublished data as well as a review of his published works and extant manuscripts. The opening of the biography illustrates the challenges and dedication of Csoma de Körös from his early life in Transylvania to his ambitious journey towards the East, where he aimed to study Tibetan culture and literature. It discusses Csoma’s background, education in Hungary and Germany, and his resolute decision to embark on a perilous journey across Asia, driven by a strong passion for knowledge and his influences from prominent scholars. His initial plans and the motivations behind his journey are showcased, setting the stage for a narrative that unravels his arduous journey, the hardships he faced, and his significant contributions to Eastern studies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Trübner and Co., 1885
653 _aKőrösi Csoma, Sándor, 1784-1842
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/LifeOfAlexaderCsomaDeKorosDuka/page/n1/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74056
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