Frank-Richard Hamm
Frank-Richard Hamm (born October 8, 1920 in Königsberg in Prussia ; † November 11, 1973 ) was a German Indologist.
Life
His family moved to Hamburg two years later, where he graduated from Kirchenpauer-Gymnasium in 1939. From 1940 to 1945 he served in the military. In 1948 he completed his undergraduate studies. After graduating as Dr. phil. in Hamburg on September 25, 1948 he was a lecturer in Indology in Hamburg from 1948 to 1952 and a member of the International Academy of Indian Culture in Nagpur from 1952 to 1954 . He taught in Hamburg (1957–1964 Privatdozent for Indology and Tibetan Philology), Berlin and Bonn , where he remained as a professor from 1965 until his death .
His works were dedicated to Jainism, the transmission of Sanskrit-Buddhist texts in the Tibetan language and the biography and poetry of the Tibetan saint Milarepa .
Fonts (selection)
- with Walther Schubring : Studies on Mahānisīha. Chapters 6-8 . Hamburg 1951, OCLC 1002222198 .
literature
- as editor Helmut Eimer: Frank-Richard Hamm memorial volume. October 8, 1990 . Bonn 1990, ISBN 3-923776-21-7 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hamm, Frank-Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Indologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Königsberg in Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 1973 |