Dr. Sithu Htin Aung | |
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ထင်အောင် | |
Burmese Ambassador to Sri Lanka | |
In office 1959–1962 | |
President | Win Maung |
Prime Minister | Ne Win (1959–1960) U Nu (1960–1962) |
Vice-Chancellor of University of Rangoon | |
In office 1959–1959 | |
Rector of University of Rangoon | |
In office 1946–1958 | |
Preceded by | office created |
Succeeded by | Hla Myint |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Rangoon, British Burma | 18 May 1909
Died | 10 May 1978[1] Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) | (aged 68)
Citizenship | Burmese |
Nationality | Burmese |
Relations | Tin Tut, Myint Thein and Kyaw Myint |
Parents |
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Residence | Yangon |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge University of Oxford University of London University of Dublin |
Degrees | MA, LL.B., PhD, LLD, D.Litt. Barrister-at-law |
Fields | Burmese history and culture |
Htin Aung (Burmese: ထင်အောင် [tʰɪ̀ɰ̃ àʊɰ̃]; also Maung Htin Aung; 18 May 1909 – 10 May 1978) was a writer and scholar of Burmese culture and history. Educated at Oxford and Cambridge, Htin Aung wrote several books on Burmese history and culture in both Burmese and English. His English-language works brought a much-needed Burmese perspective to the international study of Burmese history, previously written by British historians of the colonial era. His important works include A History of Burma, Folk Elements in Burmese Buddhism, Selections from Burmese Folk Tales, Thirty Burmese Tales and Burmese Drama.
Htin Aung, as the rector of the University of Rangoon from 1946 to 1958, was the highest ranking academic in the Burmese education system, at the time. He was one of the founding fathers of the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL).[2]