Gustav Solomon Oppert

Gustav Solomon Oppert (or) Dr.GUSTAV OPPERT , brother of Julius Oppert , German sanskritist , born 1836 in Hamburg , died in 1908 in Berlin , He was a Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology, Presidency College, Madras & a Telugu Translator to Government & a Curator in "Government Oriental Manuscripts Library". He was a Professor in Madras from 1872 to 1893 and then after traveling North India from 1893 to 1894, he returned back to Europe on 1894.

His significant writings are "On the classification of languages (1879)", "On the weapons, army, organization and Political Maxims of the ancient Hindoos (1880)", "Lists of Sanskrit manuscripts in Southern India (2 Vol. 1880-1885)", "Contributions to the history of Southern India (1882)" and "On the original inhabitants of Bharatavarsha of India (1893)".

See also

• Ernst Oppert
• Julius Oppert

References

• Pelger, G.: Deutsch-jüdische Gelehrte zwischen Tradition und Emanzipation: das Beispiel des Indologen Gustav Salomon Oppert, University of Halle, Germany. In German. URL last accessed April 26, 2006.
• Jewish Encyclopedia: Oppert, Gustav Solomon. In English. URL last accessed April 26, 2006.