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Heinrich Zimmer

(1851–1910) Indo-Europeanist

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Heinrich Zimmer was an Indo-Europeanist, best known for The king and the corpse: tales of the soul's conquest of evil.

Quick Facts About Heinrich Zimmer

Born
December 11, 1851
Died
July 29, 1910
Profession
Indo-Europeanist
Notable works
The king and the corpse: tales of the soul's conquest of evil

About Heinrich Zimmer

Heinrich Robert Zimmer was a German Indologist and linguist, as well as a historian of South Asian art, most known for his works, Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization and Philosophies of India. He was the most important German scholar in Indian philology after Max Müller (1823–1900).

Biography source: Wikipedia

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