Giuseppe Tucci (5 June 1894 – 5 April 1984) was an Italian scholar of oriental cultures, specialising in Tibet and history of Buddhism. During its zenith, Tucci was a supporter of Italian Fascism, and he used idealized portrayals of Asian traditions to support Italian ideological campaigns. Tucci was fluent in several European languages, Sanskrit, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit, Chinese and Tibetan and he taught at the University of Rome La Sapienza until his death. (Courtesy: Wp)
Tucci died in San Polo dei Cavalieri, near Rome, in 1984.
His contributions to Sanskrit are mainly translations of Buddhist tantras.
His contributions to Sanskrit are mainly translations of Buddhist tantras.
In 1961 Viśva-Bhārati conferred on him the Deśikottama, its highest
award.
India Post released a special cover with a postmark to commemorate Tucci on 05.04.1985 for his contributions to Indology and Sanskrit.
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