Theodor Goldstücker

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Theodor Goldstücker (born January 18, 1821 in Königsberg , † March 6, 1872 in London ) was a German Sanskrit researcher .

Life

Theodor Goldstücker devoted himself to philological , oriental and philosophical studies at the Albertus University of Königsberg from 1836 , and at the University of Bonn between 1838 and 1840 . He later went to Paris , where he researched the rich Sanskrit manuscripts there. In 1846 Goldstücker returned to Germany and lived in Berlin for a long time .

In 1850 Goldstücker went to London, where he became professor of Sanskrit at the University of London in 1851 through the mediation of Horace Hayman Wilson . Wilson gave him a revision of his Sanskrit dictionary at the same time . Since 1868 he was a foreign member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences .

Works

  • anonymous: Prabodha-Chandrodaya . Königsberg 1842 (unfinished).
  • Pânini: his place in Sanskrit literature . London 1861 (main work).
  • Sanskrit Dictionary . 6 booklets. London 1856–1864 (unfinished).
  • Jaiminiya-nyâya-mâlâ-vistara . 5 booklets. London 1865–1867 (unfinished).
  • The correspondence between Theodor Goldstücker and Rudolf Virchow, 1848 to 1878 (= Rudolf Virchow: Complete Works. Vol. 61). For the first time in its entirety in a historical-critical edition by Christian Andree . Olms, Hildesheim 2007, ISBN 978-3-487-13255-6

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personal data
SURNAME Goldstücker, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Goldstücker, Theodore; Goldstücker, T.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Sanskrit researcher
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Königsberg (Prussia)
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1872
Place of death London