Albrecht Weber
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Albrecht Friedrich Weber (17 February 1825 – 30 November 1901) was a German
Indologist and historian
.
He was born in Breslau, where his father was a Professor of Political Economy
. He studied in that town, Bonn
, and in Berlin
, 1842-1845, busying himself especially with literature and Sanskrit
archaeology. He received a doctor's degree at Breslau. In 1846, he visited England
and France
in connection with his studies. On his return to Germany, he went to the University of Berlin, where he was privatdocent, and in 1856 became an Adjunct Professor of the Language and Literature of Ancient India
. In 1867 he was made full professor. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences
of Berlin, and was the author of many books and periodical contributions on classical subjects. He was a close friend of Max Müller
.
He also contributed much lexicographical material, especially from Vedic literature, to the Sanskrit-Wörterbuch of Otto von Böhtlingk
and Rudolf Roth
.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
Indologist and historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
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He was born in Breslau, where his father was a Professor of Political Economy
Political economy
Political economy originally was the term for studying production, buying, and selling, and their relations with law, custom, and government, as well as with the distribution of national income and wealth, including through the budget process. Political economy originated in moral philosophy...
. He studied in that town, Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, and in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, 1842-1845, busying himself especially with literature and Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
archaeology. He received a doctor's degree at Breslau. In 1846, he visited England
England
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and France
France
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in connection with his studies. On his return to Germany, he went to the University of Berlin, where he was privatdocent, and in 1856 became an Adjunct Professor of the Language and Literature of Ancient India
History of India
The history of India begins with evidence of human activity of Homo sapiens as long as 75,000 years ago, or with earlier hominids including Homo erectus from about 500,000 years ago. The Indus Valley Civilization, which spread and flourished in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent from...
. In 1867 he was made full professor. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences
Academy of Sciences
An Academy of Sciences is a national academy or another learned society dedicated to sciences.In non-English speaking countries, the range of academic fields of the members of a national Academy of Science often includes fields which would not normally be classed as "science" in English...
of Berlin, and was the author of many books and periodical contributions on classical subjects. He was a close friend of Max Müller
Max Müller
Friedrich Max Müller , more regularly known as Max Müller, was a German philologist and Orientalist, one of the founders of the western academic field of Indian studies and the discipline of comparative religion...
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Works
- Indische Studien, 1849-85
- Weiße JadschurvedaYajurvedaThe Yajurveda, a tatpurusha compound of "sacrificial formula', + ) is the third of the four canonical texts of Hinduism, the Vedas. By some, it is estimated to have been composed between 1400 and 1000 BC, the Yajurveda 'Samhita', or 'compilation', contains the liturgy needed to perform the...
, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
1849-1859 (3 Bde.) - Schwarze Jadschurveda, LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
1871-1872 - Tscharanawyuha. Übersicht über die Schulen der Vedas, BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
1855 - Akademische Vorlesungen über indische Litteraturgeschichte, Berlin, 1852; 2d ed. 1876 (translated by Zachariae and Mann, London, 1878)
- a translation of KalidasaKalidasaKālidāsa was a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language...
's drama Mālarikā und Agnimitra, 1856 - Indische Skizzen, Berlin 1857
- Indische Streifen, Berlin 1868-1879 (3 vols.)
- Verzeichnis der Sanskrithandschriften der königlichen Bibliothek zu Berlin, Berlin 1853-1892
- Über das Catrunjaya des Mahâtmyam, Leipzig 1858
- an edition of Hala's Saptasataka, 1881
He also contributed much lexicographical material, especially from Vedic literature, to the Sanskrit-Wörterbuch of Otto von Böhtlingk
Otto von Bohtlingk
Otto von Böhtlingk was a German Indologist and Sanskrit scholar. His magnum opus was a Sanskrit dictionary.-Biography:He was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia...
and Rudolf Roth
Rudolf Roth
Rudolf von Roth was a German Indologist, founder of the Vedic philology. His chief work is a monumental Sanskrit dictionary, compiled in collaboration with Otto von Böhtlingk.-Biography:He was educated at the universities of Tübingen and Berlin...
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