Harry Falk
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Harry Falk is a German Indologist and scholar of ancient South Asian religions and scripts, noted for his pioneering work on early Buddhist manuscripts and epigraphy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indologist
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epigrapher ⓘ person ⓘ scholar of Buddhism ⓘ |
| affiliation | Institute of Indology, Freie Universität Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Central Asian Buddhist sites
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ancient South Asia ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
chronology of Aśokan inscriptions
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study of early Buddhist manuscript culture ⓘ understanding of the development of Brāhmī and Kharoṣṭhī scripts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Freiburg
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University of Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Freie Universität Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Buddhist studies
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Indology NERFINISHED ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ history of South Asian religions ⓘ palaeography ⓘ study of ancient scripts ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | professor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on Buddhist birch-bark manuscripts
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research on South Asian epigraphy ⓘ research on early Buddhist manuscripts ⓘ research on the Gilgit manuscripts ⓘ study of Brāhmī script ⓘ study of Kharoṣṭhī script ⓘ work on Gandhari manuscripts ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Aśokan Sites and Artefacts"
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"Schrift im alten Indien" ⓘ editions of Gandhari Buddhist texts ⓘ studies on the Niya documents ⓘ |
| occupation |
Indologist
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university professor ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Buddhist monastic culture
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ancient Indian chronology ⓘ early Buddhism ⓘ history of writing in South Asia ⓘ |
| workLocation | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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