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Renowned Chinese scholar Ji Xianlin dies in Beijing

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-07-11 13:26

BEIJING: Renowned Chinese scholar Ji Xianlin died of illness at the age of 98 in Beijing Saturday, said a report from the People's Daily online.

Ji, a native of east China's Shandong Province, was born on August 6, 1911. He was a well-known linguist, translator and researcher on Indian literature and history.