1888
Pe Maung Tin, Burma-based scholar and educator (died 1973)
Pe Maung Tin, Burma-based scholar and educator (died 1973)
Pe Maung Tin
Burmese scholar and educator
- Born
- 1888
Pe Maung Tin was a scholar of Pali and Buddhism and educator in Myanmar, formerly Burma. Born to an Anglican family at Pauktaw, Insein Township, Rangoon, he was the fifth child of U Pe and Daw Myaing. His grandfather was the first Burmese pastor of Henzada. He learnt the basic Buddhist texts at a local private school before he went to Rangoon Government High School where he won a scholarship at age 14.