Terry Wylie | |
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 Wylie at the University of Washington (c. 1975) | |
| Born | Turrell Verl Wylie August 20, 1927 Durango, Colorado, United States |
| Died | August 25, 1984 (aged 57) Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Education | University of Washington (BA, PhD) |
| Known for | Tibetan studies |
Turrell Verl "Terry" Wylie (August 20, 1927 – August 25, 1984) was an American scholar, Tibetologist, sinologist and professor known as one of the 20th century's leading scholars of Tibet. He taught as a professor of Tibetan Studies at the University of Washington and served as the first chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Literature. Wylie founded the Tibetan Studies program at the University of Washington, the first of its kind in the United States, setting a major precedent for future programs and research in the field. His system for rendering the Tibetan language in Latin script, known as Wylie transliteration, is the primary system used for transcribing Tibetan in academic and historical contexts.