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Timothy Hugh Barrett, British college educator. Named 60th Morristow Lecturer, Australian National University, 1999; recipient Barwis-Holliday prize, Royal Asiatic Society, 1980; fellow, Japan-Germany Center Kyoto University, 1993. Member of United Kingdom Association Buddhist Studies (board member since 1996), International Tang Studies Society since 1980.

Background

Barrett, Timothy Hugh was born on May 27, 1949 in Guildford, England. Son of Edward Barrett and Anne Constance Findlay.

Education

Bachelor, Cambridge University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1978.

Career

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.

Achievements

  • Timothy Hugh Barrett has been listed as a noteworthy college educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of United Kingdom Association Buddhist Studies (board member since 1996), International Tang Studies Society since 1980.

Interests

  • Walking, listening to Blues music.

Connections

Married Helen Elizabeth Spillett, August 27, 1983. Children: Rachel, Eleanor, Isobel. Married Masumi Mikuni, January 27, 1971 (divorced 1976).