Ernst Waldschmidt
Waldschmidt, E.
| PersonType | Category:Authors of English Works Category:Editors |
|---|---|
| FirstName / namefirst | Ernst |
| LastName / namelast | Waldschmidt |
| MainNamePhon | Ernst Waldschmidt |
| SortName | Waldschmidt, Ernst |
| bio | Ernst Waldschmidt (July 15, 1897, Lünen, Province of Westphalia – February 25, 1985, Göttingen) was a German orientalist and Indologist. He was a pupil of German indologist Emil Sieg. He taught at Berlin University and began teaching at the University of Göttingen in 1936. Waldschmidt joined the Nazi party in May 1937 and became a member of the National Socialist German Lecturers League in 1939. He was a specialist on Indian philosophy, and archaeology of India and Central Asia. He also founded Stiftung Ernst Waldschmidt. (Source Accessed May 5, 2022) |
| YearBirth | 1897 |
| YearDeath | 1985 |
| BornIn | Lünen, Province of Westphalia |
| associatedwebsite | Encyclopaedia Iranica Online |
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