Sandor Korosi Csoma

Explorer

Birthday March 7, 1784

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Hungary

DEATH DATE Apr 11, 1842 (58)

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About

Explorer who published the first Tibetan-English dictionary.

Before Fame

He could read 17 different languages.

Trivia

While he was living amongst the Tibetan people, he was given the local name Phyi-glin-gi-grwa-pa, meaning the foreign student.

Family Life

He was born into a lower class family, though he still managed to get a good education.

Associated With

He made the first Tibet-English dictionary in history; Dimitrija Cupovski had a similar accomplishment with the first Russian-Macedonian dictionary.