Dr.Godard Hendrik Schokker passed away

[Dipak Bhattacharya]

This is sad news. Dr.Schokker's character was charming and unassuming. I never knew 
from him that he was a good Sanskrit philologist too. Even only a knowledge of his 
acquaintance with and broad interpretation of late medieval Hindi literature and literary 
movements made one discern a distinct scholarship and personality. Schokker well 
recognised the social content underlying the religion oriented literature. Not many in the 
West will see 'protestantism' in Meera and Kabir. 
Dipak Bhattacharya

--- On Thu, 7/5/09, victor van Bijlert <victorvanbijlert at KPNPLANET.NL> wrote:


From: victor van Bijlert <victorvanbijlert at KPNPLANET.NL>
Subject: Dr.Godard Hendrik Schokker passed away
To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk
Date: Thursday, 7 May, 2009, 8:39 PM


On the first of May Dr. Godard Schokker had passed away. Dr.Schokker had
been teaching Hindi language and literature as well as Marathi and Bengali
at the Institute Kern of Leiden University, The Netherlands. Dr. Schokker
had retired many years ago was still very active in his field of indology. I
am sure many people: colleagues and former students will miss him and fondly
remember his patient but steady way of explaining the knotty points of Hindi
grammar. One of dr. Schokker's last writings was a contribution together
with dr. M.K.Gautam on Johan Josua Ketelaar (1659-1718) and the first
summary of Hindustani grammar in Dutch for the servants of the Dutch East
India Company (the VOC). 

Victor van Bijlert

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam



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