Otakar Pertold (born in

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21 March 1884, died 3 May 1965 in

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) was Czech

Indologist Indology, also known as South Asian studies, is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of the Indian subcontinent, and as such is a subset of Asian studies. The term ''Indology'' (in German, ''Indologie'') is o ...

, religious studies historian and ethnologist, generally considered the pioneer of Asian religious studies in Czechoslovakia. From 1934, he was Professor of Religious Studies at

Charles University ) , image_name = Carolinum_Logo.svg , image_size = 200px , established = , type = Public, Ancient , budget = 8.9 billion CZK , rector = Milena Králíčková , faculty = 4,057 , administrative_staff = 4,026 , students = 51,438 , undergr ...

. A member of many learned bodies, he was a prolific author and among English readers is best known for his work on Sri Lanka.O. Pertold, "A Protective Ritual of the Southern Buddhists," ''Anthropological Society of Bombay'' 12.6 (1923), pp. 744-89.

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1884 births 1965 deaths Czech Indologists {{CzechRepublic-academic-bio-stub