Oskar von Hinüber (born 18 February 1939 in
Hanover
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) is a German
Indologist. He joined the
German Navy after leaving high school, and holds the rank of commander as a reservist. From 1960 to 1966 he studied at
University of Tübingen,
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg ,and
University of Mainz, receiving his Ph.D. in 1966. From 1965 to 1981 von Hinüber served as assistant and then associate professor at Mainz and from 1981 was a professor of
Indology at the
University of Freiburg
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. He retired in March 2006.
Von Hinüber's special interests are
Pāli
Pāli (, IAST: pāl̤i) is a classical Middle Indo-Aryan language of the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist ''Pāli Canon'' or '' Tipiṭaka'' as well as the sacred language of '' Therav ...
,
Sanskrit
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, and
Middle Indo-Aryan languages, the history of technology in
South Asia
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, inscriptions of the Northwest, and manuscripts and manuscript traditions in South and
Southeast Asia
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. Among his many publications, the ''Handbook of Pali Literature'' is especially indicative of his comprehensive learning and scholarly authority.
[von Hinüber, ''A Handbook of Pali Literature'' (Berlin, Walter de Gruyter, 1997), reissued 2001, 2008 .]
Publications
* A Handbook of Pali Literature (
Berlin
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:
de Gruyter, 1996. )
* Indiens Weg in die Moderne
* Kleine Schriften (Veröffentlichungen der Glasenapp-Stiftung)
References
External links
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg*
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German Indologists
German male non-fiction writers
Linguists of Pali
1939 births
Living people
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz alumni