Steven Collins, renowned Buddhist scholar and expert on the Pali language, died unexpectedly at age 66 on February 15 while leading a seminar in New Zealand.
Since 1991, Collins worked at the University of Chicago where he was the Chester D. Tripp Professor in the Humanities and associate faculty member in the Divinity School. Several times throughout his time at the University of Chicago, he chaired the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations.
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