1. Htin Aung was a writer and scholar of Burmese culture and history.
12 Facts About Htin Aung
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Htin Aung was one of the founding fathers of the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning.
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Htin Aung was born to a Burmese aristocratic family on 18 May 1909.
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Htin Aung was a great-great-grandson of Maha Minhla Mindin Raza, a military officer in the Konbaung court, who fought in the First Anglo-Burmese War.
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Htin Aung was the youngest of four brothers, including Tin Tut, Myint Thein and Kyaw Myint.
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Htin Aung graduated from Yangon's elite St Paul's English High School.
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Htin Aung was called to the English bar by Lincoln's Inn, London.
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Htin Aung was the Rector of Rangoon University from 1946 to 1958 and Vice-Chancellor in 1959.
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Htin Aung was appointed Ambassador to Sri Lanka from 1959 to 1962.
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Htin Aung later became a visiting professor at Columbia University and then at Wake Forest University.
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Htin Aung authored many important books on Myanmar, under the pen name of Maung Htin Aung.
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Htin Aung's books are widely used in the study of the comparatively under-documented history and culture of Myanmar.