Bühler was born to Rev. Johann G. Bühler in Borstel, Hanover, attended grammar school in Hanover, where he mastered Greek and Latin, then university as a student of theology and philosophy at Göttingen, where he studied classical philology, Sanskrit, Zend, Persian, Armenian, and Arabic. In 1858 he received his doctorate in eastern languages and archaeology; his thesis explored the suffix -tês in Greek grammar. That same year he went to Paris to study Sanskrit manuscripts, and in 1859 onwards to London, where he remained until October 1862. This time was used mainly for the study of the Vedic manuscripts at the India Office and the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. While in England, Bühler was first a private teacher and later (from May 1861) assistant to the Queen's librarian in Windsor Castle.[1]
Academic careeredit
In Fall 1862 Bühler was appointed assistant at the Göttingen library; he moved there in October. While settling in, he received an invitation via Prof. Max Müller to join the Benares Sanskrit College in India. Before this could be settled, he also received (again via Prof. Müller) an offer of Professor of Oriental Languages at the Elphinstone College, Bombay (now Mumbai). Bühler responded immediately and arrived in Bombay on 10 February 1863. Noted Sanskrit and legal scholar Kashinath Trimbak Telang was then a student at the college. In the next year Bühler became a Fellow of Bombay University and member of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. He was to remain in India until 1880. During this time he collected a remarkable number of texts for the Indian government and the libraries of Berlin, Cambridge University, and Oxford University.
In the year 1878 he published his translations of the Paiyalachchhi, the oldest Prakrit dictionary, with glossary and translation. He also took responsibility for the translation of the Apastamba, Dharmasutra etc. in Professor Max Müller's monumental compilation and translation, the Sacred Books of the East, vols. 2, 14, and 25.
In 1880 he returned to Europe and taught as a professor of Indian philology and archeology at the University of Vienna, where he worked until the end of his life.[2] On 8 April 1898 Bühler drowned in Lake Constance, under somewhat mysterious circumstances. Contemporary accounts mostly attributed it to an accident, but it has been speculated that it was a suicide motivated by Bühler's connections to a scandal involving his former student Alois Anton Führer.[3]
Translation of the Dhauli and Jaugada versions of the Ashoka edicts ("Archeological reports of Southern India", vol. I, 1887)
On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet (German 1895, English 1898)
In the Schriften der Wiener Akademie der Wissenschaften:
Über eine Sammlung von Sanskrit- und Prakrit-Handschriften (1881)
Über das Zeitalter des Kashmirischen Dichters Somadeva (1885)
Über eine Inschrift des Königs Dharasena von Valabhi (1886)
Über eine neue Inschrift des Gurjara königs Dadda II (1887)
Über eine Sendrakainschrift
Über die indische Sekte der Yainas
Über das Navasahasankacharita des Padmagupta (1888, with Th. Zachariae)
Über das Sukrtasamkirtana des Arisimha (1889)
Die indischen Inschriften und das Alter der indischen Kunstpoesie (1890)
Indian studies: I. The Jagaducarita of Sarvananda, a historical romance from Gujarat (1892); II. Contributions to the history of the Mahabharata (with J. Kirste); III. On the origin of the Brahmi alphabet (1895)
Referencesedit
^Jolly, J.; Thite, G. U. (2010). "Georg Bühler (1837-1898)". Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. 91: 155–186. JSTOR 41692167.
^University of Vienna, On the History of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies in Vienna, retrieved 7 December 2021
^Charles Allen (2010), The Buddha and Dr. Führer: An Archaeological Scandal, Penguin Books India, pp. 173–176, ISBN9780143415749
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Georg Buhler news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Professor Johann Georg Buhler 19 July 1837 8 April 1898 was a German scholar of ancient Indian languages and law Georg BuhlerGeorg Buhler Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Academic career 3 Selected publications 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksEarly life and education editBuhler was born to Rev Johann G Buhler in Borstel Hanover attended grammar school in Hanover where he mastered Greek and Latin then university as a student of theology and philosophy at Gottingen where he studied classical philology Sanskrit Zend Persian Armenian and Arabic In 1858 he received his doctorate in eastern languages and archaeology his thesis explored the suffix tes in Greek grammar That same year he went to Paris to study Sanskrit manuscripts and in 1859 onwards to London where he remained until October 1862 This time was used mainly for the study of the Vedic manuscripts at the India Office and the Bodleian Library at Oxford University While in England Buhler was first a private teacher and later from May 1861 assistant to the Queen s librarian in Windsor Castle 1 Academic career editIn Fall 1862 Buhler was appointed assistant at the Gottingen library he moved there in October While settling in he received an invitation via Prof Max Muller to join the Benares Sanskrit College in India Before this could be settled he also received again via Prof Muller an offer of Professor of Oriental Languages at the Elphinstone College Bombay now Mumbai Buhler responded immediately and arrived in Bombay on 10 February 1863 Noted Sanskrit and legal scholar Kashinath Trimbak Telang was then a student at the college In the next year Buhler became a Fellow of Bombay University and member of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society He was to remain in India until 1880 During this time he collected a remarkable number of texts for the Indian government and the libraries of Berlin Cambridge University and Oxford University In the year 1878 he published his translations of the Paiyalachchhi the oldest Prakrit dictionary with glossary and translation He also took responsibility for the translation of the Apastamba Dharmasutra etc in Professor Max Muller s monumental compilation and translation the Sacred Books of the East vols 2 14 and 25 In 1880 he returned to Europe and taught as a professor of Indian philology and archeology at the University of Vienna where he worked until the end of his life 2 On 8 April 1898 Buhler drowned in Lake Constance under somewhat mysterious circumstances Contemporary accounts mostly attributed it to an accident but it has been speculated that it was a suicide motivated by Buhler s connections to a scandal involving his former student Alois Anton Fuhrer 3 Selected publications editPrakrit dictionary Paiyalacchinamamala Beitrage zur Kunde der indogermanischen Sprachen Gottingen 1878 Erklarung der Ashokainschriften Zeitschrift der deutschen morgenlandischen Gesellschaft 1883 1893 The roots of the Dhatupatha not found in literature Wiener Zeitschrift fur die Kunde des Morgenlandes 1894 On the origin of the Kharosthi alphabet ibid 1895 Digest of Hindu law cases 1867 1869 1883 Panchatantra with English notes The Bombay sanscrit series 1868 1891 Apastambiya Dharmasutra 1868 1871 1892 1894 Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts from Gujarat 4 vol 1871 1873 Dachakumaracharita with English notes Sanscrit series no 10 1873 1887 II with P Peterson Vikramankacharita with an introduction 1875 Detailed report of a tour in Kashmir 1877 Sacred laws of the Aryas I 1879 II 1883 vols 2 and 14 The Sacred Books of the East Third book of sanscrit 1877 1888 Leitfaden fur den Elementarcursus des Sanskrit 1883 Inscriptions from the caves of the Bombay presidency Archaeological reports of Western India 1883 Paleographic remarks on the Horrinzi palmleaf manuscript Anecdota oxoniensia 1884 The laws of Manu translated The Sacred Books of the East vol 25 1886 Translation of the Dhauli and Jaugada versions of the Ashoka edicts Archeological reports of Southern India vol I 1887 On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet German 1895 English 1898 In the Schriften der Wiener Akademie der Wissenschaften Uber eine Sammlung von Sanskrit und Prakrit Handschriften 1881 Uber das Zeitalter des Kashmirischen Dichters Somadeva 1885 Uber eine Inschrift des Konigs Dharasena von Valabhi 1886 Uber eine neue Inschrift des Gurjara konigs Dadda II 1887 Uber eine Sendrakainschrift Uber die indische Sekte der Yainas Uber das Navasahasankacharita des Padmagupta 1888 with Th Zachariae Uber das Sukrtasamkirtana des Arisimha 1889 Die indischen Inschriften und das Alter der indischen Kunstpoesie 1890 Indian studies I The Jagaducarita of Sarvananda a historical romance from Gujarat 1892 II Contributions to the history of the Mahabharata with J Kirste III On the origin of the Brahmi alphabet 1895 References edit Jolly J Thite G U 2010 Georg Buhler 1837 1898 Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute 91 155 186 JSTOR 41692167 University of Vienna On the History of South Asian Tibetan and Buddhist Studies in Vienna retrieved 7 December 2021 Charles Allen 2010 The Buddha and Dr Fuhrer An Archaeological Scandal Penguin Books India pp 173 176 ISBN 9780143415749Bibliography editKirfel Willibald 1955 Buhler Johann Georg In Neue Deutsche Biographie NDB Vol 2 Berlin Duncker amp Humblot de ISBN 3 428 00183 4 S 726 f Winternitz Moritz 1903 Buhler Georg In Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Vol 47 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot pp 339 348 Jolly Julius 1899 Georg Buhler 1837 1898 Grundriss der Indo Arischen Philologie und Altertumskunde 1 Band 1 Heft A Strassburg Trubner Natu Amruta Chintaman 2020 1 Georg Buhler s Contribution to Indology In Harvard Oriental Series Opera Minora Piscataway Gorgias Press pp 255 External links editWorks by Georg Buhler at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Georg Buhler at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georg Buhler amp oldid 1201719640, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
