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Paul Deussen (1845–1919)

Author of The Philosophy of the Upanishads

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Legal name
Paul Jakob Deussen
Birthdate
1845-01-07
Date of death
1919-07-06
Burial location
Oberdreis cemetery, Germany
Gender
male
Nationality
Germany
Birthplace
Oberdreis, Germany
Place of death
Kiel, Germany
Places of residence
Kiel, Germany
Education
Schulpforta, near Naumburg, Germany
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, Germany
University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Occupations
Professor of Philosophy, University of Kiel, Germany
philologist
philosopher
professor
Orientalist
Sanskrit scholar
Relationships
Nietzsche, Friedrich (friend)
Organizations
Schopenhauer Society
Short biography
Paul Jakob Deussen (German pronunciation: [ˈpaʊl ˈjaːkop ˈdɔʏsən]; January 7, 1845 – July 6, 1919) was a German Orientalist and Sanskrit scholar. Strongly influenced by Arthur Schopenhauer, Deussen was a friend of Friedrich Nietzsche and Swami Vivekananda. In 1911, he founded the Schopenhauer Society (Schopenhauer-Gesellschaft). Professor Deussen was the first editor, in 1912, of the scholarly journal Schopenhauer Yearbook (Schopenhauer-Jahrbuch).  Deussen, who 'Sanskritised' his name to ‘Deva-Sena’ as a mark of his admiration for Hinduism, is one of the distinguished roll of Europeans who — often with lyrical admiration — participated in the scholarly Western discovery of Sanskrit and Hinduism which took place in British India itself, Germany, France and England.  (Wikipedia: Paul Deussen)

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