[INDOLOGY] Albrecht Wezler († 11 April 2023)

[Isabelle Ratie]

This is very sad news indeed - Albrecht Wezler was a remarkably gifted
scholar who made important contributions to Sanskrit studies in general and
the history of Indian philosophy in particular. He also had a delightful
sense of humour, and as no doubt many others, I did experience his warm and
impressive personality, in Harunaga's apt words, as well as his great
kindness to young researchers.

Isabelle Ratié
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Isabelle Ratié
Professeur, Département des Études Orientales, Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris
Membre Senior de l'Institut Universitaire de France
http://www.univ-paris3.fr/ratie-isabelle--302292.kjsp


Le mar. 9 mai 2023 à 08:35, Michaels, Prof. Dr. Axel <
michaels at hcts.uni-heidelberg.de> a écrit :

> I am deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Albrecht Wezler. As my
> teacher in Hamburg, he had a significant impact on my academic journey,
> imparting invaluable knowledge with his profound expertise and meticulous
> philological attention to detail. He played a crucial role in opening doors
> to various career opportunities for me. It is thanks to him that I had the
> opportunity to come to Nepal and lead the Nepal-German Manuscript
> Preservation Project (NGMPP), where I could combine my passion for textual
> studies with field research.
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> I am particularly grateful to Albrecht Wezler for his remarkable openness
> to different approaches to Indian culture and history. His generosity in
> embracing alternative perspectives has left a lasting impression on me. I
> will always cherish the memories of his mischievous sense of humor and his
> genuine care and warmth in numerous aspects of our interactions.
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> My thoughts are with his family, friends, and all those who were fortunate
> enough to know him.
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> Axel Michaels
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> *From: *INDOLOGY <indology-bounces at list.indology.info> on behalf of "
> indology at list.indology.info" <indology at list.indology.info>
> *Reply to: *"mmdesh at umich.edu" <mmdesh at umich.edu>
> *Date: *Tuesday, 9. May 2023 at 00:16
> *To: *Harunaga Isaacson <harunagaisaacson at gmail.com>, "
> indology at list.indology.info" <indology at list.indology.info>
> *Subject: *Re: [INDOLOGY] Albrecht Wezler († 11 April 2023)
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> Very sorry to hear this sad news. I had several fruitful communications
> with him. He was a multi-dimensional scholar. May he rest in peace.
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> Madhav M. Deshpande
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> Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
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> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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> Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
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> Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India
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> On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 2:22 PM Harunaga Isaacson via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
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> With sorrow I inform the list-members that Albrecht Wezler, Emeritus
> Professor
> of classical Indology, Universität Hamburg, passed away last month.
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> Prof. Wezler was never active on this list; but many
> listmembers will still have met him and experienced his warm
> and impressive personality; others will have encountered his
> publications, covering with incisive intelligence a vast range of areas
> within (mainly) Sanskrit studies.
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> Harunaga Isaacson
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