This is very sad news indeed - Albrecht Wezler was a remarkably gifted scholar who made important contributions to Sanskrit studies in general and the history of Indian philosophy in particular. He also had a delightful sense of humour, and as no doubt many others, I did experience his warm and impressive personality, in Harunaga's apt words, as well as his great kindness to young researchers.
Isabelle Ratié --- Isabelle Ratié Professeur, Département des Études Orientales, Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris Membre Senior de l'Institut Universitaire de France http://www.univ-paris3.fr/ratie-isabelle--302292.kjsp Le mar. 9 mai 2023 à 08:35, Michaels, Prof. Dr. Axel < [email protected]> a écrit : > I am deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Albrecht Wezler. As my > teacher in Hamburg, he had a significant impact on my academic journey, > imparting invaluable knowledge with his profound expertise and meticulous > philological attention to detail. He played a crucial role in opening doors > to various career opportunities for me. It is thanks to him that I had the > opportunity to come to Nepal and lead the Nepal-German Manuscript > Preservation Project (NGMPP), where I could combine my passion for textual > studies with field research. > > I am particularly grateful to Albrecht Wezler for his remarkable openness > to different approaches to Indian culture and history. His generosity in > embracing alternative perspectives has left a lasting impression on me. I > will always cherish the memories of his mischievous sense of humor and his > genuine care and warmth in numerous aspects of our interactions. > > My thoughts are with his family, friends, and all those who were fortunate > enough to know him. > > Axel Michaels > > > > > > *Prof. **Dr. **Axel Michaels* > > Seniorprofessor - Vorsitzender des Kuratoriums der Josefine und Eduard von > Portheim-Stiftung für Wissenschaft und Kunst > > > > *Centre for Asian and Transcultural Studies (CATS) / Südasien-Institut der > Universität Heidelberg* > > Vossstr. 2, Geb. 4130 • D-69115 Heidelberg • Tel. +49-6221-5415209 > > *Email* [email protected] > > *Websites* https://www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/krs/abteilung/michaels.html > • > https://www.hadw-bw.de/forschung/forschungsstelle/religions-und-rechtsgeschichtliche-quellen-des-vormodernen-nepal > • > https://www.hadw-bw.de/en/research/research-center/nepal-heritage-documentation-project-nhdp > > > > *My latest book publications* > https://heiup.uni-heidelberg.de/reader/download/769/769-68-93823-1-10-20210602.pdf > • > > https://www.amazon.de/Kultur-Geschichte-Nepals-Axel-Michaels/dp/3520212013 • > https://www.amazon.de/Homo-Ritualis-Oxford-Ritual-Studies/dp/019026263X > > > > > > > > > > *From: *INDOLOGY <[email protected]> on behalf of " > [email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Reply to: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Date: *Tuesday, 9. May 2023 at 00:16 > *To: *Harunaga Isaacson <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [INDOLOGY] Albrecht Wezler († 11 April 2023) > > > > Very sorry to hear this sad news. I had several fruitful communications > with him. He was a multi-dimensional scholar. May he rest in peace. > > > Madhav M. Deshpande > > Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics > > University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA > > Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies > > Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India > > > > [Residence: Campbell, California, USA] > > > > > > On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 2:22 PM Harunaga Isaacson via INDOLOGY < > [email protected]> wrote: > > With sorrow I inform the list-members that Albrecht Wezler, Emeritus > Professor > of classical Indology, Universität Hamburg, passed away last month. > > Prof. Wezler was never active on this list; but many > listmembers will still have met him and experienced his warm > and impressive personality; others will have encountered his > publications, covering with incisive intelligence a vast range of areas > within (mainly) Sanskrit studies. > > Harunaga Isaacson > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >
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