Heinrich Zimmer
German Indologist and linguist (1890–1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Indologist (1890–1943). For the Celticist and Indologist (1851–1910), see Heinrich Zimmer (Celticist).
Heinrich Robert Zimmer (6 December 1890 – 20 March 1943) was a German Indologist and linguist, as well as a historian of South Asian art, most known for his works, Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization and Philosophies of India. He was the most important German scholar in Indian Philology after Max Müller (1823–1900).[1]
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Heinrich Zimmer | |
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Born | 6 December 1890 |
Died | 20 March 1943 (age 52) New Rochelle, New York, US |
Alma mater | University of Berlin |
Occupation(s) | Academic, Indologist, linguist, and Historian of South Asian art |
Spouse |
Christiane von Hofmannsthal
(m. 1929) |
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