This is devastating news. I knew Johannes 'only' since 1996 or so; he was a knowledgeable colleague full of humour. I also had the privilege of receiving a parcel with offprints of his most recently published articles once a year for several years, until the sheer output of his gigantic productivity (for those of you who are unaware of that: just have a look at his page at Academia.edu) made him decide to send an email with download links instead. An amazing man and a huge loss to all of us.

RZ

Harry Falk via INDOLOGY wrote on 14.05.25 20:47:

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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Prof. Dr. Robert J. Zydenbos / ಪ್ರೊ. ಡಾ. ರೊಬೆರ್ತ್ ಜೆಯ್ದೆನ್ಬೊಸ್ (retd.)
Institute of Indology and Tibetology
Department of Asian Studies
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (University of Munich – LMU)
Germany