Hoffmann, H.
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| English Phonetics | Helmut Hoffmann |
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| Sort Name | Hoffmann, Helmut |
Dates
| Birth: | 1912/08/24 |
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| Death: | 1992/10/08 |
| Place of birth: | Flensburg, Germany |
Tibetan calendar dates
About
- Primary Affiliation (Workplace)
- Indiana Universty
Biographical Information
Helmut Hoffmann (August 24, 1912 – October 8, 1992) was a German Tibetologist. From 1931 he studied ancient languages and Sanskrit in Freiburg im Breisgau and from 1932 in Berlin. After graduating as PhD in Berlin in 1939 he became a professor in Munich (1948–1968) and in Bloomington (Indiana) (1969–1980). See Obituary
Publications
- Fragments of the Aṭānāṭikasutra from the Central Asian Sanskrit Canon of the Buddhists. Leipzig 1939.
- Sources on the History of the Tibetan Bon Religion (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences and Literature. Humanities and Social Science Class. Born 1950, Volume 4). Verlag der Wissenschaft und der Literatur in Mainz (commissioned by Franz Steiner Verlag, Wiesbaden), Mainz 1950.
- The Religions of Tibet: Bon and Lamaism in Their Historical Development. Freiburg im Breisgau 1956.
- Tibet. A Handbook. Bloomington 1986.
Links
- Wiki Pages
Full Name[edit]
Helmut H. R. Hoffmann