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Wilhelm Geiger

[Deutsch] Wilhelm Ludwig Geiger (geb. 1856 in Nürnberg; gest. 1943 in Neubiberg) war ein deutscher Iranist und Indologe und bekannter Spezialist für Pali, die Sinhala Sprache und die Dhivehi Sprache der Malediven. Geiger war Lehrer and mehreren Gymnasien, später Professor an der Universität Erlangen und schließlich an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

[English] Wilhelm Ludwig Geiger (born 1856 in Nuremberg, died 1943 in Neubiberg) was a German Iranian and Indologist and well-known specialist in Pali, the Sinhala language and the Dhivehi language of the Maldives. Geiger was a teacher and several high schools, later professor at the University of Erlangen and finally at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich.

German Orientalist and historian (1856–1943)

Born	21 July 1856
Died	2 September 1943.

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Zarathushtra in the Gathas, and in the Greek and Roman classics

by Wilhelm Geiger
First published in 1897 — 6 editions
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Mah©Æava©ømsa: the great chronicle of Ceylon

by Wilhelm Geiger and Mabel Haynes Bode First published in 1912 — 5 editions
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Grundriss der iranischen Philologie.: Neupersische Litteratur von C. H. Ethé.

by Wilhelm Geiger and Ernst Wilhelm Adalbert Kuhn First published in 1895 — 4 editions
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Pāli literature and language

by Wilhelm Geiger First published in 1916 — 4 editions

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Grundriss der iranischen Philologie

by Ernst Wilhelm Adalbert Kuhn and Wilhelm Geiger First published in 2001 — 2 editions

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Pāli literature and language

by Wilhelm Geiger First published in 1943 — 2 editions
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Civilization Of The Eastern Iranians In Ancient Times: With An Introduction On The Avesta Religion V1: Ethnography And Social Life

by Wilhelm Geiger First published in 2007 — 2 editions

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Die archaeologischen und literarischen Funde in Chinesisch Turkestan: und ihre Bedeutung für die orientalistische Wissenschaft.

by Wilhelm Geiger First published in 1912 — 2 editions
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Grammar of the Sinhalese Language

by Wilhelm Geiger First published in 1938 — 2 editions

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A Pali Grammar

by Wilhelm Geiger First published in 1943 — 2 editions

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An etymological glossary of the Sinhalese language

by Wilhelm Geiger First published in 1941 — 2 editions

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Pali literature and language.: Authorised English translation by Batakrishna Ghosh.

by Wilhelm Geiger First published in 1956 — 2 editions

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Grundriss der iranischen Philologie: Litteratur, Geschichte und Kultur, Register zum II. Band

by Wilhelm Geiger and Ernst Wilhelm Adalbert Kuhn
First published in 1901 — 2 editions
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Elementarbuch des Sanskrit unter Berücksichtigung der vedischen Sprache

by Wilhelm Geiger First published in 1909 — 2 editions

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Handbuch der Awestasprache.: Grammatik, Chrestomathie und Glossar

by Wilhelm Geiger First published in 1879 — 2 editions
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The Dīpavaṃsa and Mahāvaṃsa and their historical development in Ceylon

by Wilhelm Geiger First published in 1908 — 2 editions

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Aogemadaēcā: ein Pārsentractat in Pāzend, Altbakrisch, und Sanskrit ; herausgegeben, übersetzt, erklart und mit glossar versechen

by Wilhelm Geiger First published in 1878 — 1 edition

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Fo jiao yu yan lun ji

by Wilhelm Geiger and Jung-hsi Li First published in 1987 — 1 edition

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Civilization of the Eastern Iranians in Ancient Times: With an Introduction on the Avesta Religion

by Wilhelm Geiger First published in 1885 — 1 edition
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Elementarbuch der Sanskrit-sprache

by Wilhelm Geiger First published in 1888 — 1 edition
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German Orientalist and historian (1856–1943)

Born	21 July 1856
Died	2 September 1943.

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OLID: OL12048A
ISNI: 0000000108985834
Library of Congress Names: n83035174
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): BVEV014401
VIAF: 49257495
Wikidata: Q76695
Inventaire.io: wd:Q76695

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