Professor Nguyen Quang Hong, a scholar of Han Nom, passed away.

Professor, Doctor of Science Nguyen Quang Hong - author of the more than 2,000-page 'Explanatory Nom Dictionary', a scholarly scientist in the field of linguistics and Han Nom research, passed away on the evening of October 7 in Hanoi.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Quang Hong - Photo: Institute of Han Nom

Mr. Dang Xuan Thanh - Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences , shared with Tuoi Tre Online that Mr. Nguyen Quang Hong passed away at 4:59 p.m. on October 7, at the age of 86.

The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences coordinated with the Han Nom Institute and the family to establish a funeral committee. Mr. Dang Xuan Thanh was the head of the funeral committee.

The funeral of Professor Nguyen Quang Hong will take place from 9am to 10am on October 9, and the memorial service will take place from 10am to 10:30am on the same day at the National Funeral Home, 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi . The burial will take place on the same day at Vinh Hang Park, Yen Ky, Hanoi.

Making a dictionary for young people to access Han Nom

Mr. Nguyen Quang Hong was born in 1940, hometown in Tra Kieu, Duy Xuyen, Quang Nam (now Da Nang).

He is a leading scientist in the field of Han Nom research. With more than 50 years of immersing himself in linguistic and Han Nom research, he has left clear marks in a series of self-edited or edited works (3 monographs, 2 Nom dictionaries, a collection of essays and a number of research books, annotations...).

Having devoted his whole life to linguistics, at an old age he still made efforts to compile and publish the 2,000-page Nom Dictionary in 2017.

The dictionary is highly appreciated by Han Nom research experts in both the US and Vietnam for its scientific nature and the values ​​it contributes to Han Nom research.

During his lifetime, he shared the reason why he painstakingly compiled the massive dictionary because he wanted to preserve the existence of Nom script - a precious cultural heritage of the nation.

According to him, the young generation needs to be exposed to Nom script in one way or another. The most important direct approach is through a dictionary. With a relatively serious dictionary, young people will learn by themselves and inherit that heritage of the nation.

Achievements recognized

In 2006, Professor Nguyen Quang Hong was the editor-in-chief of the Nom Dictionary published by the Education Publishing House.

Along with his long-term works, Professor Nguyen Quang Hong also wrote nearly a hundred research articles (scientific essays), published in specialized journals at home and abroad (in Vietnamese, Russian, Chinese, and English).

He has held many important positions in the linguistics industry such as: Deputy Director of the Institute of Han Nom Studies under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, President of the Vietnam Linguistics Association and Editor-in-Chief of the Language and Life Magazine, Member of the State Council of Professors and Chairman of the Council of Professors in Linguistics, Member of the National Cultural Heritage Council.

He was awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize for Science and Technology in 2022, the State Prize for Science and Technology in 2017, the Gold Prize - Good Book in 2007 of the Vietnam Book Publishing Association (now the National Book Award), the Balaban Prize in 2009 of the Nom Heritage Preservation Association - USA, and many other noble awards.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/giao-su-nguyen-quang-hong-nha-khoa-hoc-uyen-bac-ve-han-nom-qua-doi-20251008142156161.htm