Johannes Hertel (Indologist)
Johannes Hertel (born March 13, 1872 in Zwickau , † October 27, 1955 in Leipzig ) was a German Indologist .
Hertel wrote numerous essays and books on Indian topics. His research focus was Indian narrative literature and the Vedas . Above all, he is known for his scholarly study of the history of Panchatantra .
Hertel held the chair of Indology at the University of Leipzig from 1919 to 1937 as a full professor . There he taught Asian and Indo-European languages such as Sanskrit , Vedic , New Indian and Old Iranian and translated numerous texts from these into German. He also edited the series Indo-Iranian sources and research .
Hertel was a member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences and the Royal Asiatic Society in London .
A large legacy of Hertel's correspondence is in the Leipzig University Archives and in the manuscript department of the Leipzig University Library .
Awards
- 1903 : Sponsorship award from the Bopp Foundation
Works
- The Pañcatantra , its history and its distribution. BG Teubner. Leipzig and Berlin 1914 digitized
- Katharatnakara. The fairy tale sea. A collection of Indian stories by Hemavijaya. Munich 1920
- Indian fairy tales. Jena 1921 ( fairy tales of world literature ) digitized
Web links
- Literature by and about Johannes Hertel in the catalog of the German National Library
- SUB Goettingen
- Johannes Hertel (Indologist) in the professorial catalog of the University of Leipzig
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hertel, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Indologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zwickau |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 1955 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |