[INDOLOGY] Albrecht Wezler († 11 April 2023)

Tue May 9 08:51:18 UTC 2023

I remember him as one the brightest minds I have ever met. But he was not only a great scholar, he was also a warm and exquisite person. It is a great loss for all of us.

Raffaele Torella

> Il giorno 9 mag 2023, alle ore 09:24, Isabelle Ratie via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> ha scritto:
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> 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. 
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> Isabelle Ratié
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> 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
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> Le mar. 9 mai 2023 à 08:35, Michaels, Prof. Dr. Axel <michaels at hcts.uni-heidelberg.de <mailto: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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>> From: INDOLOGY <indology-bounces at list.indology.info <mailto:indology-bounces at list.indology.info>> on behalf of "indology at list.indology.info <mailto:indology at list.indology.info>" <indology at list.indology.info <mailto:indology at list.indology.info>>
>> Reply to: "mmdesh at umich.edu <mailto:mmdesh at umich.edu>" <mmdesh at umich.edu <mailto:mmdesh at umich.edu>>
>> Date: Tuesday, 9. May 2023 at 00:16
>> To: Harunaga Isaacson <harunagaisaacson at gmail.com <mailto:harunagaisaacson at gmail.com>>, "indology at list.indology.info <mailto:indology at list.indology.info>" <indology at list.indology.info <mailto: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 <mailto: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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