Author
Leopold von Schroeder
German indologist (1851–1920)
Their life
Leopold von Schroeder was born in Tartu on December 24, 1851. He was an Indologist from the Russian Empire, and he later worked in Austria-Hungary. He studied at the universities of Dorpat, Jena, and Tübingen.
He began his academic career as a lecturer in Indology at Dorpat in 1882. He became an assistant professor there in 1890, then moved to Innsbruck as a professor in 1896. In 1899 he took up a post at the University of Vienna.
His best-known achievement is a German translation of the Bhagavadgita from Sanskrit. He also pursued scientific studies of legends and myths. Schroeder died in Vienna on February 8, 1920.
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