Kyan | |
|---|---|
ကြန် | |
 Daw Kyan (1918–2019) | |
| Born | July 1, 1918 |
| Died | November 16, 2019 (aged 101) |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Occupation(s) | Historian Writer |
| Parent(s) | U Kyaw Tun (father) Daw Ngwe Hnit (mother) |
| Awards | Medal (First Class) for Excellent Performance in the Field of Arts Sithu Order 2006 Myanmar National Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement |
| Academic background | |
| Education | MA (History) |
| Alma mater | University of Yangon |
| Thesis | (1959) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Historian |
| Institutions | Member of the Myanmar National Literature Awards Selection Committee, Pakokku U Ohn Pe Literary Awards Selection Committee and Myanmar Language Commission |
| Main interests | History of Colonial Burma |
Kyan (Burmese: ကြန်, pronounced [tɕàɰ̃]; 1 July 1918 – 16 November 2019), known honorifically as Daw Kyan (Burmese: ဒေါ်ကြန်, pronounced [dɔ̀ tɕàɰ̃]), was a Burmese historian and writer who specialized in the history of Burma under British colony.[1] She received two civil orders, two lifetime achievement awards, six literary awards and three outstanding women awards,[2] and was remembered as the Centenary History Devi of Burma.[3]
She was a full-time member of the Myanmar Language Commission, and served also as a member of the Myanmar National Literature Awards Selection Committee and of Pakokku U Ohn Pe Literary Awards Selection Committee.[4]
We will no longer have the proficient historians like Daw Kyan and Daw Yi Yi who devoted their lives to researches and writings regarding history.
— Than Tun
- ^ "ဒေါ်ကြန် တရာပြည့်ပြီ". BBC News မြန်မာ (in Burmese).
- ^ "၂၀၁၇ ခုနှစ်အတွက် အမျိုးသားစာပေတစ်သက်တာဆု ထုတ်ပြန်ကြေညာ စာရေးဆရာကြီး ဖိုးကျော့နှင့် စာပေပညာရှင် ဆရာကြီး ဦးထွန်းရီ (ရှေးဟောင်းသုတေသီ) တို့ ရရှိ". sarpaybeikman-pol.gov.mm.
- ^ "စာရေးဆရာမကြီးမကြန်(ဒေါ်ကြန်) အသက်(၁၀၀)ပြည့် မွေးနေ့ဂါရဝပြုပွဲ ကျင်းပ". Myanma Radio and Television (in Burmese).
- ^ Aye, Thin Thin (2020). "Biographical Essay: Myanmar Historian Daw Kyan (1918–2019)". Journal of Burma Studies. 24 (2): 315–324. doi:10.1353/jbs.2020.0012. ISSN 2010-314X.