[INDOLOGY] Johannes Bronkhorst gone

[Victor Van Bijlert]

The news of Professor Bronkhorst's demise is quite shocking and unexpected. My memories of Johannes Bronkhorst go back to the 1980s when he came to the then Institute Kern in Leiden, fresh from India and did his PhD in Leiden. We did talk quite regularly about our interest in Indian philosophy. Some time later, after his PhD he sat in the commission of my PhD and asked questions during the defense of my thesis. In later publications - quite recently actually - I had the opportunity to come back to some of his writings and found them very enlightening. It is sad to know about his passing. I am sure his legacy will persist for years to come.
Victor van Bijlert
(Indian religions and Sanskrit, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, now retired)

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I am so saddened by this news that Professor Bronkhorst and his wife are no more! I was fortunate to have met him, someone I called 'the guru of my guru' (paramaguru), in 2018 when I was a PhD student, and he was incredibly kind and encouraging. I hoped to see him again at Oxford, too. His presence will be greatly missed.

विद्वदुदारतास्मरणपूर्वकं सादरा भवदीया,
राधिका

On Wed, May 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info<mailto:indology at list.indology.info>> wrote:
I am so sorry to hear Johannes's demise. He was a very close friend. We communicated frequently. He visited us in Michigan and I visited him in Lausanne. I was hoping to see him in Oxford next month. Feel very sad. Goodbye dear friend. Rest in peace.

Madhav

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]


On Wed, May 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM Harry Falk via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info<mailto:indology at list.indology.info>> wrote:
Dear friends and colleagues,
I have just received the news that Johannes Bronkhorst left this world
today at noon in a controlled manner, as was his custom, together with his
beloved wife Joy Manné.
He sent the last batch of his papers just a few days ago. He will be
remembered as an innovative and inspired scientist, a cheerful person and
a true and dear friend.
Sadly.
Harry Falk



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