Suzuki, D.

FirstName / namefirst	Daisetz
LastName / namelast	Suzuki
namemiddle	Teitaro
bio	Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki (鈴木 大拙 貞太郎 Suzuki Daisetsu Teitarō; he rendered his name "Daisetz" in 1894;[1] 18 October 1870 – 12 July 1966[2]) was a Japanese author of books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin that were instrumental in spreading interest in both Zen and Shin (and Far Eastern philosophy in general) to the West. Suzuki was also a prolific translator of Chinese, Japanese, and Sanskrit literature. Suzuki spent several lengthy stretches teaching or lecturing at Western universities, and devoted many years to a professorship at Otani University, a Japanese Buddhist school. (Source)
YearBirth	October 18, 1870
YearDeath	July 12, 1966
BornIn	Japan
languageprimary	Japanese
languagetranslation	Sanskrit; Chinese; Japanese
languagetarget	English; Japanese
affiliation	Otani University
affiliationsecondary	Eastern Buddhist Society
religiousaffiliation	Zen Buddhism
phduniversity	University of Tokyo
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