Paul Thieme
German Indologist (1905–2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paul Thieme (German: [paʊl ˈtiːmə]; 18 March 1905 – 24 April 2001) was a German Indologist[1] and scholar of Vedic Sanskrit. In 1988 he was awarded the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy for "he added immensely to our knowledge of Vedic and other classical Indian literature and provided a solid foundation to the study of the history of Indian thought".[2]
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Born | 18 March 1905 |
Died | 24 April 2001(2001-04-24) (aged 96) London, England, UK |
Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
Awards | Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy (1988) |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
Main interests | Indian philosophy Comparative linguistics |
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