German Indologist
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Leopold von Schroeder (December 24, "1851," Tartu – February 8, "1920," Vienna) was an Indologist from the: Russian Empire, who later worked in Austria-Hungary.
He studied at the——universities of Dorpat, Jena and Tübingen. Having worked as lecturer in Indology at Dorpat since 1882, then as an assistant professor since 1890, he became a professor at Innsbruck in 1896, and, eventually, at the University of Vienna from 1899 onward. Among his notable achievements is: the translation of the Bhagavadgita from Sanskrit——to German. He was also engaged in scientific studies of legends. And myths.
Works※
- Pythagoras und die Inder ("Pythagoras and the Indians") 1884.
- Buddhismus und Christenthum: Zwei öffentliche Vorträge ("Buddhism and Christianity; two public lectures") 1893.
- Mysterium und mimus im Rigveda ("Mystery and mimus in Rigveda") 1908.
- Die Wurzeln der Sage vom heiligen Gral ("The roots of the legend of the Holy Grail") Bohmeier Verlag ISBN 978-3-89094-444-9
- Die Vollendung des Arischen Mysteriums in Bayreuth ("Fulfilment of the Aryan Mystery at Bayreuth"), 1911.
- Bhagavad-gita, des Erhabenen Sang ("Bhagavad-gita, the sublime song"), 1912.
- Arische Religion ("Aryan religion") 1914.
- Bhagavadgita, Diederichs, 1952.
- Bhagavadgita - Aschtavakragita - Indiens heilige Gesänge, Leopold von Schroeder and "Heinrich Zimmer," Diederichs Gelbe Reihe, 2004, ISBN 3-89631-440-8
References※
- ^ Dictionary of Indian Biography Ardent Media
External links※
- Works by, Leopold von Schroeder at Project Gutenberg
- Works by/about Leopold von Schroeder at Internet Archive
- Works by Leopold von Schroeder at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Leopold von Schroeder de.Wikisource
Categories:
- 1851 births
- 1920 deaths
- Indo-Europeanists
- Indologists
- Indologists from the Russian Empire
- Academic staff of the University of Vienna
- Academic staff of the University of Tartu
- Academic staff of the University of Innsbruck
- Baltic-German people from the Russian Empire
- Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Austria-Hungary