Robert P. Goldman
20th century American scholar of Sanskrit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Robert Philip Goldman (born 1942)[2] is the William and Catherine Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Sanskrit at the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley,[3][4][5] and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since April 1996.[6][7]
Robert P. Goldman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, translator |
| Title | William and Catherine Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Sanskrit |
| Spouse | Sally Goldman (née Sutherland)[1] |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Ph.D., A.B. |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania, Columbia College |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sanskrit scholar |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Website | http://sseas.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/robert-p-goldman |
Early life and education
Goldman was born in 1942. He went to Columbia College and obtained an A.B. degree in 1964. He also received a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971.[7]
Career
Goldman is notable for his English translation of the Rāmāyaṇa published by Princeton University Press[1] in 7 volumes between 1990 and 2019. His co-translators on the work included Sheldon I. Pollock,[8] Rosalind Lefeber,[9] Barend A. van Nooten,[10] and Sally J. Sutherland Goldman.[10]
Goldman received the Sanskrit Award for 2017 by the Indian Council on Cultural Relations (ICCR).[1]
Remove ads
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
Remove ads