Leopold von Schroeder

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Leopold von Schroeder (December 24, 1851, Tartu - February 8, 1920, Vienna) was a German Indologist.

Having worked as lecturer in Indology since 1882, then as an assistant professor since 1890, he became professor in Innsbruck in 1896, and, eventually, in Vienna from 1899 on. Among his notable achievements is the translation of the Bhagavadgita from Sanskrit to German. He was also engaged in scientific studies of legends and myths.

Works

Die Wurzeln der Sage vom Heiligen Gral, Bohmeier Verlag ISBN 978-3-89094-444-9
Bhagavadgita, Diederichs, 1952
Bhagavadgita - Aschtavakragita - Indiens heilige Gesänge, Leopold von Schroeder und Heinrich Zimmer, Diederichs Gelbe Reihe, 2004, ISBN 3-89631-440-8

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 49326904 LCCN: n87808808 ISNI: 0000 0001 1061 5496 GND: 117072796 BNF: cb12487292h

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Name	Schroeder, Leopold von
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Short description	German indologist
Date of birth	December 24, 1851
Place of birth
Date of death	February 8, 1920
Place of death

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