Robin Kornman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRobin Kornman
American writer
Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1947
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Date of Death: 31-Jul-2007
Profession: tibetologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Robin Kornman
- Robin Kornman (April 17, 1947 – July 31, 2007) is best known for his work as a Tibetan Buddhist scholar, as well as a founding member of the Nalanda Translation Committee.
- Up until his death, he had spent many years working on an English translation of the Tibetan (living) epic Gesar of Ling — it is his work on this translation that has gained him the most recognition.
- A longtime student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Kornman had been co-director of Trungpa Rinpoche's first Shambhala Buddhist retreat center in North America, Karmê Chöling, when first established in 1970.Having earned his Ph.D.
- degree from Princeton University, Kornman was a professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, published various translations and articles dealing with Buddhism, and acted as a meditation instructor and mentor to the Shambhala Buddhist Community.
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