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Hla Thamein (Burmese: လှသမိန်; 7 February 1923 – 12 January 2000) was a Burmese scholar and writer, specializing in Burmese culture, the Burmese language, and Burmese history.

Early life and education

Hla Thamein was born Hla Tin on 7 February 1923, in the town of Letpadan, British Burma, near Pegu (now Bago), and grew up in Okpho. He matriculated from high school in 1945.

Career

Hla Thamein began working at the Guide Daily Press in 1946 and other printing presses for 7 years. From there, he joined the Burma Translation Office, and became appointed as a senior culture officer at the Ministry of Culture, rising to become the chief editor at the Myanmar Language Commission until his retirement in 1980.

Throughout his career, he wrote almost 200 books, thousands of journal articles, and published a few research works. He also taught Burmese to foreign diplomatic corps.

Together with Madamme Benot he compiled French-Burmese and Burmese-French dictionaries. He also helped Arremiri Aschi to compile Burmese-German and German-Burmese dictionaries.

Death and legacy

Hla Thamein died on 12 January 2000 in Yangon. His son, Hla Phone Aung, is also a writer and editor.

Publications

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Note: Hla Thamein's name is romanized as "Lha Saminʻ " in Western libraries.

• Dictionnaire birman-français
• Birmanisches Marionettentheater

References

1. ^ "Author". Yangonow. Archived from the original on 16 May 2006.
2. "Lha Saminʻ 1923–". OCLC.

• 1923 births
• 2000 deaths
• People from Bago Region
• 20th-century Burmese historians
• Burmese academics