Jean Philippe Vogel (9 January 1871 in

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– 10 April 1958 in

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), popularly known by his initials J. Ph. Vogel, was a Dutch Sanskritist and epigraphist who worked with the

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from 1901 to 1914 and later, as Professor in the University of Leiden.

In the ASI

Vogel worked as Superintendent of the Punjab, Baluchistan and Ajmer based at Lahore from January 1901 to 1914. Between 1910 and 1911, he even deputised as Director General of ASI in the absence of

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. As archaeologist, Vogel participated in excavations in Gandhara, the Punjab Hill States Agency, Punjab Hill States, Kusinagara and Mathura.

Other works

* In the early twentieth century, Vogel helped establish the Bhuri Singh Museum in the Chamba State, Chamba state. * Along with John Hutchison, Vogel authored the two-volume ''History of the Punjab Hill States'' (1933). Earlier, these two had also co-authored ''History of the Jammu State'' (1921). * The German Wikipedia has a longer article on :de:Jean_Philippe_Vogel, Vogel.

References

External links

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Jean Philippe Vogel, The Forgotten Icon of Kashmir Archaeology
" - article by Bhushan Parimoo, in ''The Kashmir Monitor'', Aug 14, 2017. {{DEFAULTSORT:Vogel, J. Ph. 1871 births 1958 deaths Dutch Indologists Dutch Sanskrit scholars Academic staff of Leiden University Writers from The Hague University of Amsterdam alumni Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire Knights of the Order of the Netherlands Lion