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F. Max Müller

Friedrich Max Müller was a German-born philologist and orientalist, who lived and studied in Britain for most of his life. He entered Leipzig University, Germany, in 1841 to study philology, leaving behind his early interest in music and poetry. Müller received his Ph.D. in Sep 1843. He also displayed an aptitude for classical languages, learning Greek, Latin, Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit. He was one of the founders of the western academic disciplines of Indian studies and religious studies. Müller wrote both scholarly and popular works on the subject of Indology. The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume set of English translations, was prepared under his direction. He also promoted the idea of a Turanian family of languages.

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German-born British philologist, orientalist and indologist (1823–1900)

Born 6 December 1823
Died 28 October 1900

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  • Cover of: Sacred books of the East: Pahlavi texts ; Pt. 1. The Bundahis-Bahman Yast, and Shâyast Lâ-Shâyast
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  • Cover of: The Dhammapada: a collection of verses ; being one of the canonical books of the Buddhists
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  • Cover of: Buddhist Mahâyâna texts
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  • Cover of: Theosophy, or, Psychological religion
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  • Cover of: Memories: a story of German love
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  • Cover of: India: what can it teach us?
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  • Cover of: Introduction to the science of religion
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  • Cover of: Lectures on the science of language: delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in April, May, & June, 1861
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  • Cover of: Chips from a German workshop.: Volume II. Essays on Mythology, Traditions, and Customs
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  • Cover of: The six systems of Indian philosophy
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  • Cover of: A sanskrit grammar for beginners: in Devanagari and Roman letters throughout.
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  • Cover of: Anthropological religion
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  • Cover of: A history of ancient Sanskrit literature so far as it illustrates the primitive religion of the Brahmans
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  • Cover of: Biographies of words and the home of the Aryas
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  • Cover of: My autobiography: a fragment
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  • Cover of: Three lectures on the Vedan̂ta philosophy
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  • Cover of: The German classics from the fourth to the nineteenth century: with biographical notices, translations into modern German, and notes
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German-born British philologist, orientalist and indologist (1823–1900)

Born 6 December 1823
Died 28 October 1900

Subjects

Language and languages, Religion, Comparative linguistics, Mythology, Religions, Sacred books, Buddhism, History, Folklore, Hinduism, History and criticism, Literature, Vedas, Indo-European languages, Addresses, essays, lectures, Sanskrit literature, Biography, Philosophy, Comparative Philology, Hindu law, Livres sacrés, Tripiṭaka, Vedanta, Altaic languages, Asianists

Places

India, Germany, Great Britain, Alexandria (Egypt), England, Exeter, Japan, Religion, South Africa, Sun, Transvaal, Transvaal (South Africa), West Africa

People

F. Max Müller (1823-1900), Ramakrishna (1836-1886), Henry George Liddell (1811-1898), Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), Adam Gifford (1820-1887), Charles Kingsley (1819-1875), F. Max Mu˜ller (1823-1900), Gautama Buddha, Huili, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), John Hullah (1812-1884), Julius Mohl (1800-1876), Keshub Chunder Sen (1838-1884), Rammohun Roy Raja (1772?-1833), Stanislas Julien (1797-1873), Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Thomas Dyke Acland Sir (1809-1898), Xuanzang (approximately 596-664)

Time

19th century, 1880-1910, Middle High German, 1050-1500, Old High German, 750-1050

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