Heinrich von Stietencron (18 June 1933 – 12 January 2018) was a German Indologist. During his academic career, he was an emeritus professor and the chair of the Indology and Comparative Religion department at the University of Tübingen.
Stietencron was born 18 June 1933 in Ronco sopra Ascona, Switzerland. [1] He completed his Abitur at the Waldorf School in Stuttgart. [1] Beginning in 1957, he studied philosophy and then Indology at the School of Oriental and African Studies with a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation. [1]
He traveled in northern India for six months in 1965. [1] His dissertation, titled "Indische Sonnenpriester: Sāmba und die Śākadvīpīya Brāhmaṇa" ("Indian Sun Priests: Sāmba and the Śākadvīpīya Brāhmaṇa") was published by Harrassowitz in 1966. [1]
Beginning in 1965, Stietencron assisted Hermann Berger for five years at the South Asia Institute of the University of Heidelberg. [1] He then continued research and writing, including about the Indian region formerly known as Orissa. [1] In 1973, he became the chair of the Indology and Comparative Religion department at the University of Tübingen, and held this position until 1998, [2] with several visiting professor positions during this time. [1] He continued his academic career as an emeritus professor until 2005. [1]
Hinduism was a major focus of his academic work. [1] He also was a founder and contributed to projects at the Orissa Research Project. [2] [1] During the first World Indology Conference in 2015, Stietencron was awarded the first Distinguished Indologist Award from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, [2] [3] which was presented by the president of India, Pranab Mukherjee. [4] [5]
Heinrich von Stietencron (18 June 1933 – 12 January 2018) was a German Indologist. During his academic career, he was an emeritus professor and the chair of the Indology and Comparative Religion department at the University of Tübingen.
Stietencron was born 18 June 1933 in Ronco sopra Ascona, Switzerland. [1] He completed his Abitur at the Waldorf School in Stuttgart. [1] Beginning in 1957, he studied philosophy and then Indology at the School of Oriental and African Studies with a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation. [1]
He traveled in northern India for six months in 1965. [1] His dissertation, titled "Indische Sonnenpriester: Sāmba und die Śākadvīpīya Brāhmaṇa" ("Indian Sun Priests: Sāmba and the Śākadvīpīya Brāhmaṇa") was published by Harrassowitz in 1966. [1]
Beginning in 1965, Stietencron assisted Hermann Berger for five years at the South Asia Institute of the University of Heidelberg. [1] He then continued research and writing, including about the Indian region formerly known as Orissa. [1] In 1973, he became the chair of the Indology and Comparative Religion department at the University of Tübingen, and held this position until 1998, [2] with several visiting professor positions during this time. [1] He continued his academic career as an emeritus professor until 2005. [1]
Hinduism was a major focus of his academic work. [1] He also was a founder and contributed to projects at the Orissa Research Project. [2] [1] During the first World Indology Conference in 2015, Stietencron was awarded the first Distinguished Indologist Award from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, [2] [3] which was presented by the president of India, Pranab Mukherjee. [4] [5]