Background
Barrett, Timothy Hugh was born on May 27, 1949 in Guildford, England. Son of Edward Barrett and Anne Constance Findlay.
Barrett, Timothy Hugh was born on May 27, 1949 in Guildford, England. Son of Edward Barrett and Anne Constance Findlay.
Bachelor, Cambridge University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1978.
From assistant lecturer to lecturer Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, 1975—1986. Professor School Oriental & African Studies, London, since 1986. Panel chairman Asian studies Higher Education Funding Council, England, 1996, Hefce Research Assessment Exercise, England, 2001.
Chairman University China Committee, London, since 2000. Editorial advisory International Sacred Literature Trust, London, since 1999.
Member of United Kingdom Association Buddhist Studies (board member since 1996), International Tang Studies Society since 1980.
Married Helen Elizabeth Spillett, August 27, 1983. Children: Rachel, Eleanor, Isobel. Married Masumi Mikuni, January 27, 1971 (divorced 1976).