| LC control no. | n 50046331 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Htin Aung, U |
| Variant(s) | Aung, Maung Htin Aung, U Htin Htin Aung, Maung Maung Htin Aung U Htin Aung Uhtin Aung |
| Associated country | Burma Great Britain Sri Lanka United States |
| Birth date | 19090518 |
| Death date | 19780510 |
| Found in | Htin Aung, U. Burmese drama, 1933: title page (by Maung Htin Aung) Htin Aung, U. Burmese folk-tales, 1954: title page (by Maung Htin Aung) Wikipedia, viewed December 15, 2015: (Htin Aung, 18 May 1909-10 May 1978); author and scholar of Burmese culture and history; Oxford and Cambridge educated; wrote several books on Burmese history and culture in both Burmese and English; important works include A History of Burma, Folk Elements in Burmese Buddhism, Selections from Burmese Folk Tales, Thirty Burmese Tales and Burmese Drama; Rector of Rangoon University (Yangon University) from 1946 to 1958 and Vice Chancellor in 1959. He was appointed Ambassador to Ceylon from 1959 to 1962. He later became a visiting professor at Columbia University and then at Wake Forest University. |
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