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Nishida Tatsuo
1928Nov, 26

Nishida Tatsuo

Nishida Tatsuo, Japanese linguist and academic (d. 2012)
Tatsuo Nishida (西田 龍雄, Nishida Tatsuo, 26 November 1928 – 26 September 2012) was a professor at Kyoto University. His work encompasses research on a variety of Tibeto-Burman languages, he made great contributions in particular to the deciphering of the Tangut language.

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