Lorenz Franz Kielhorn
Lorenz Franz Kielhorn(31 May 1840,Osnabrück– 19 March 1908,Göttingen) was a GermanIndologist.
He studied underTheodor Benfeyat theUniversity of Göttingen,where he became member ofBurschenschaft Hannovera(fraternity),[1]and underAdolf Friedrich StenzleratBreslauand withAlbrecht WeberinBerlin.[2]In 1862-65 he worked inOxford,where he assistedMonier Williamsin the production of a Sanskrit dictionary.[3]While here, he also consulted withFriedrich Max Müller,when the latter was working on his first edition ofRigveda.[4]From 1866 to 1881 he was a professor ofSanskritatDeccan CollegeinPune,and after 1882, a professor at the University of Göttingen.[2]
Kielhorn's results from the handling of rich material that he himself partially collected and partially got sent, is mainly explained inIndian antiquaryandEpigraphia Indica.[5]After the death ofGeorg Bühler(1837-1898), he edited the"Grundriss der indoarischen Philologie".Together with Bühler, Kielhorn had initiated the seriesBombay Sanskrit Series.[6]
In 1887, Kielhorn was appointed an honorary Companion of theOrder of the Indian Empire(CIE) for his services in Pune. He received the honorary degreeDoctor of Laws(LL.D.) from theUniversity of Glasgowin June 1901,[7]and the honorary degreeDoctor of Letters(D.Litt.) from theUniversity of Oxfordin June 1902.[8]
Works
[edit]- Çāntanava's Phitsūtra(with translation inAbhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes,IV, 1866)
- Nāgojibhatta's Paribhāşenduçekhara(translated inBombay Sanskrit series1868)
- Sanskrit grammar(1870, translated into German byWilhelm Solfin 1888).[9]
- Kātyāyana and Patanjali(1876)
- The Vyākarana-mahābhāşya of Patanjali(3 volumes inBombay Sanskrit series,1880–85)
- Report on the search of Sanskrit manuscripts(1881)
- A grammar of the Sanskrit language(1888).
References
[edit]- ^de:Burschenschaft Hannovera Göttingen
- ^abOtto Böhtlingk an Rudolf RothbyOtto von Böhtlingk,Rudolf von Roth,Heidrun Brückner, Gabriele Zeller, Agnes Stache-Weiske
- ^Journal of Education(1908)
- ^The life and letters of the right Honourable Friedrich Max Müller, Volume 1by Friedrich Max Müller
- ^Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengalby Asiatic Society of Bengal
- ^Handbuch der historischen Buchbestände. Niedersachsen A-G.by Bernhard Fabian, Felicitas Marwinski Friedhilde Krause Eberhard Dünninger, Paul Raabe
- ^"Glasgow University Jubilee".The Times.No. 36481. London. 14 June 1901. p. 10.Retrieved5 January2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ^"University Intelligence".The Times.No. 36789. London. 9 June 1902. p. 12.Retrieved5 January2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ^Brockhaus' konversations-lexikon, Volume 14Google Books
