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Richard Karl von Garbe (9 March 1857, Bredow, Szcezecin - 22 September 1927, Tübingen) [1] was a German professor of philosophy, who made significant contributions to documenting and studying Indian philosophical texts and concepts.
Von Garbe was born on 9 March 1857 at Bredow, near Stettin (now Szczecin) in the Kingdom of Prussia. [1] He was taught at Stettin in the Marienstiftsgymnasium by the polymath Hermann Grassmann, from whom he learned Sanskrit, completing his arbitur in 1873. [2] He went on to study at the Tübingen University, where he continued his education in Sanskrit with German Indologist Rudolph von Roth, who had recently published the Sanskrit Wörterbuch, a substantial dictionary of the Sanskrit language. [3] He completed his Ph.D. in 1876. [2]
After completing his education, von Garbe spent a year in England, working in libraries and meeting Max Müller, another notable German Indologist. [2] In 1878, he became a lecturer at the University of Königsberg, becoming a professor two years later. [2] During this time, he published a critical edition of the Atharvaveda, a Hindu philosophical and religious text, in German, as well as several monographs, including one on Indian minerals, and another on Apastambha Dharmasutra. [2]
From 1885 to 1887 von Garbe received a grant to continue his research in India, traveling to Varanasi, and subsequently publishing a travelogue Reiseskizzen (Travelling Sketches) which was widely read and ran to two editions. [2] In 1887, the Royal Academy of Sciences in Berlin provided funds to extend his stay in India, and in return he donated several Sanskrit texts to their collections. [1]
Returning to Königsberg, he published his best known work, Samkhya Philosophie, a text on the Indian philosophical school, Samkhya, along with several translations and commentaries on related texts. [2] The text was published in English in 1892, and resulted his being appointed a professor at the University of Königsberg in 1894. [2]
In 1895, following the death of his mentor, Rudolph von Roth, von Garbe took over von Roth's position as chair of Sanskrit and comparative religious studies at Tübingen University, [1] continuing to publish commentaries and translations of Indian philosophical texts, including a translation of the Bhagavad Gita. [2] In 1908 he was appointed the Rector of Tübingen University. [1]
Garbe mentored several students who also went on to study Indian religion and philosophy, including Rudolf Otto. [4]
von Garbe married Anna Wichert in 1887, and they had three children: a son and two daughters. [1] He died at the age of 70, in Tübingen. [2]
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Richard Karl von Garbe (9 March 1857, Bredow, Szcezecin - 22 September 1927, Tübingen) [1] was a German professor of philosophy, who made significant contributions to documenting and studying Indian philosophical texts and concepts.
Von Garbe was born on 9 March 1857 at Bredow, near Stettin (now Szczecin) in the Kingdom of Prussia. [1] He was taught at Stettin in the Marienstiftsgymnasium by the polymath Hermann Grassmann, from whom he learned Sanskrit, completing his arbitur in 1873. [2] He went on to study at the Tübingen University, where he continued his education in Sanskrit with German Indologist Rudolph von Roth, who had recently published the Sanskrit Wörterbuch, a substantial dictionary of the Sanskrit language. [3] He completed his Ph.D. in 1876. [2]
After completing his education, von Garbe spent a year in England, working in libraries and meeting Max Müller, another notable German Indologist. [2] In 1878, he became a lecturer at the University of Königsberg, becoming a professor two years later. [2] During this time, he published a critical edition of the Atharvaveda, a Hindu philosophical and religious text, in German, as well as several monographs, including one on Indian minerals, and another on Apastambha Dharmasutra. [2]
From 1885 to 1887 von Garbe received a grant to continue his research in India, traveling to Varanasi, and subsequently publishing a travelogue Reiseskizzen (Travelling Sketches) which was widely read and ran to two editions. [2] In 1887, the Royal Academy of Sciences in Berlin provided funds to extend his stay in India, and in return he donated several Sanskrit texts to their collections. [1]
Returning to Königsberg, he published his best known work, Samkhya Philosophie, a text on the Indian philosophical school, Samkhya, along with several translations and commentaries on related texts. [2] The text was published in English in 1892, and resulted his being appointed a professor at the University of Königsberg in 1894. [2]
In 1895, following the death of his mentor, Rudolph von Roth, von Garbe took over von Roth's position as chair of Sanskrit and comparative religious studies at Tübingen University, [1] continuing to publish commentaries and translations of Indian philosophical texts, including a translation of the Bhagavad Gita. [2] In 1908 he was appointed the Rector of Tübingen University. [1]
Garbe mentored several students who also went on to study Indian religion and philosophy, including Rudolf Otto. [4]
von Garbe married Anna Wichert in 1887, and they had three children: a son and two daughters. [1] He died at the age of 70, in Tübingen. [2]