Rudolf Otto Franke
Rudolf Otto Franke (born June 24, 1862 in Wickerode , † February 5, 1928 in Königsberg ) was a German Indologist .
After graduating from high school at the Latina in Halle an der Saale, Franke studied classical , German and Indian philology at the Universities of Göttingen and Bonn . In 1885 he received his doctorate in Göttingen and completed his habilitation in Berlin in 1890. Then he became a private lecturer there . In 1896 he accepted the call of the University of Königsberg for the subject of Sanskrit studies as an associate professor . From 1921 he was a full professor. Franke worked at the Königsberg Albertina University until 1928.
Fonts
- Hemacandra's Lingânuçâsana with commentary and translation. Dieterich, Göttingen 1886 (dissertation, University of Göttingen, 1886).
- The Indian gender teachings. With the text of the Lin̄gânuçâsana's, the Çâkaṭâyana, Harṣavardhana, Vararuci, along with excerpts from the commentaries of the Yakanavarman (on Ç.) And the Çabarasvâmin (on H.) and with an appendix on the Indian names. Haeseler, Kiel 1890.
- Pāli and Sanskrit in their historical and geographical relationship based on the inscriptions and coins. Trübner, Strasbourg 1902.
- History and criticism of the local paligrammatics and lexicography. Trübner, Strasbourg 1902.
literature
- Helmuth von Glasenapp : Franke, Rudolf Otto. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9 , p. 346 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Rudolf Otto Franke in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Franke, Rudolf Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Indologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wickerode |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 1928 |
| Place of death | Koenigsberg |