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Walter Ruben (Indologist)

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Walter Ruben
Born26 December 1899 (1899-12-26)
Died7 November 1982 (1982-11-08) (aged 82)
NationalityGerman
OccupationIndologist

Walter Ruben (26 December 1899 – 7 November 1982)[1] was a German Indologist. His main contribution was on the social history of ancient India and on the history of Indian philosophy and literature.

Walter Ruben's Writings

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Books

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  • 1928 Die Nyayasutra’s Leipzig.
  • 1936 Studien zur Textgeschichte des Ramayana. Stuttgart
  • 1939 Eisenschmiede und Dämonen…. Leiden
  • 1952 Über die Literatur der vorarischen Stämme Indiens. Berlin
  • 1959 Das Pancatantra und seine Morallehre. Berlin
  • 1967-73 Die Gesellschaftliche Entwicklung im alten Indien, vols. 1–6. Berlin

References

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  1. ^ Heidrich, Joachim; Hiltrud Rüstau; Diethelm Weidemann (2002). Indian culture: continuity and discontinuity : in memory of Walter Ruben (1899-1982). Trafo. p. 10. ISBN 3896263749.