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Helmuth von Glasenapp

German Indologist and religious scholar (1891-1963) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 71

Otto Max Helmuth von Glasenapp was a German Indologist and religion scholar specialized as a historian of Indian philosophy, who taught as a professor at the University of Königsberg in East Prussia (1928-1944) and the University of Tübingen (1946-1959).

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Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1961

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He was a member of several academic and literary institutions in post-war Germany, including the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung, and PEN Centre Germany.

Country
Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1891 to 1963 · aged 71