Robert Thurman
Robert Thurman was an American writer, university teacher, translator, curator and buddhologist (1941–2026). He was born at New York City and died at Woodstock.
Also recorded as Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman; Robert A.F. Thurman.
Robert Thurman in brief
- Born
- 1941
- Died
- 2026
- Known for
- writer, university teacher, translator, curator and buddhologist
- Place of birth
- New York City
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman and Robert A.F. Thurman. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was Buddhism.
He was the child of Beverly Reid Thurman Jr. and Elizabeth Dean Farrar. He married Nena von Schlebrügge and Marie-Christophe de Menil. 2 children are recorded: Uma Thurman and Taya Thurman. Other recorded relations include Dash Snow, Maya Hawke and Levon Hawke.
Catalogued works
43 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1932 to 2012.
Robert Thurman: We can be Buddhas, dated 2006, held by TED, inventory 130. Return with Elixir. The Dalai Lama's little book of mysticism. Universal Vehicle Discourse Literature. Amad a Vuestros Enemigos. Essential Chan Buddhism. MindScience. Infinite Life Lib/E. Love Your Enemies. La voie du milieu. Mandala. Tibet Unconquered. Pointing Out the Great Way. Jewel Tree of Tibet. Haute Couture Architecture. Wisdom Is Bliss. Brilliantly Illuminating Lamp of the Five Stages. Infinite Life. Why the Dalai Lama Matters. Mirror of Light. Esoteric Community Tantra with the Illuminating Lamp : Volume I. Soul Dog. Forrest Bess. Buddhist Symbols in Tibetan Culture. Beyond the Robe. Sera Way of the Tibetan Monk. Wisdom and Compassion. Tsong Khapa's Illumination of the Hidden Meaning - Yogic Vows, Conduct, and Ritual Praxis. Vajra Rosary Tantra. Worlds of transformation. Seeker. Sera. The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Liberation Through Understanding in the Between. Living yoga. Circling the sacred mountain : a spiritual adventure through the Himalayas. Tibet Unconquered An Epic Struggle For Freedom. Infinite LIfe Seven Virtues for Living Well. La Revolucion Interior. Liberation upon Hearing in the Between. Making the World We Want. Untitled, dated c. 1932, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1988.157.72. Glitter, dated c. 1933, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1988.157.71. Beyond the robe : science for monks and all it reveals about Tibetan monks and nuns / Bobby Sager ; Robert Thurman, Matthieu Ricard, Ken Tsunoda, Bryce Johnson ; with contributions by the monks, nuns, and scientists., dated 2012, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.
TED: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
14 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Robert Thurman: Eleven Pieces of Advice, Tikkun, 2009. Robert Thurman Robert Thurman, Leading Interpreter of Tibetan Buddhism, Dies at 84, THE MIND - Bulletin on Mind-Body Medicine Research, 2026. Robert A. F. Thurman on Buddhism, Education About Asia, 2000. Finding a Place for Skilful Distortions: Locating the Work and Contribution of Robert A. F. Thurman, 2016. Robert Thurman: An EAA Interview, Education About Asia, 2001. Transcription, Chemistry and Biology of Non‐Canonical Nucleic Acids, 2003. Brentuximab Vedotin–Driven Microtubule Disruption Results in Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Leading to Immunogenic Cell Death and Antitumor Immunity, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 2023. SGN-B7H4V, an investigational vedotin ADC directed to the immune checkpoint ligand B7-H4, shows promising activity in preclinical models, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, 2023. SGN-CD228A Is an Investigational CD228-Directed Antibody–Drug Conjugate with Potent Antitumor Activity across a Wide Spectrum of Preclinical Solid Tumor Models, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 2023. HER2-Selective and Reversible Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Tucatinib Potentiates the Activity of T-DM1 in Preclinical Models of HER2-positive Breast Cancer, Cancer Research Communications, 2023. Abstract PO1-04-07: Disitamab vedotin, a clinical stage HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate, shows potent antitumor activity as a monotherapy and in combination with tucatinib in preclinical breast cancer models, Cancer Research, 2024. Nonfucosylation of an anti-TIGIT antibody enhances FcγR engagement, driving innate immune activation and antitumor activity, Frontiers in Immunology, 2023. Abstract 1281: SGN-B7H4V shows immunomodulatory activity through induction of immunogenic cell death, Cancer Research, 2022. 617 Tisotumab vedotin shows immunomodulatory activity through induction of immunogenic cell death, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, 2020.
Digitised editions and texts
5 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
The Central Philosophy of Tibet — Internet Archive. Be the Change: How Meditation Can Transform You and the World (2011) — Internet Archive. The Jewel Tree of Tibet (2005) — Internet Archive. Infinite Life: Seven Virtues for Living Well (2004) — Internet Archive. Revolução Interior (2000) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 19 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 8 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 8 means 8 genuinely separate publishers of record. 10 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1941Robert Thurman born at New York City.
- 2000Revolução Interior digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2004Infinite Life: Seven Virtues for Living Well digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2005The Jewel Tree of Tibet digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2006Robert Thurman: We can be Buddhas (TED).
- 2011Be the Change: How Meditation Can Transform You and the World digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2026Robert Thurman died at Woodstock.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
“Robert Thurman”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1377791: Robert Thurman
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