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Robert A.F. Thurman

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Robert A.F. Thurman, the pioneering Buddhist scholar who helped introduce Tibetan Buddhism to Western audiences died June 16 at age 84. After teaching at Amherst College, he joined Columbia University, where he held the first endowed chair in Buddhist Studies in the West. An author, translator, and co-founder of Tibet House US, Thurman worked to preserve Tibetan culture. He was the father of actress Uma Thurman.

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