Max Müller

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Max Müller was a pioneering 19th-century German-born philologist and Orientalist, best known for his influential work on comparative linguistics, the study and translation of Sanskrit texts, and the early development of comparative religion.

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Friedrich Max Müller 2
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instanceOf Indologist
Orientalist
human
philologist
university teacher
burialPlace Holywell Cemetery, Oxford NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Germany
United Kingdom
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1823-12-06
dateOfDeath 1900-10-28
educatedAt Humboldt University of Berlin
surface form: University of Berlin

University of Leipzig
University of Paris NERFINISHED
employer University of Oxford
familyName Müller NERFINISHED
father Wilhelm Müller NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Sanskrit studies
comparative linguistics
comparative religion
mythology
philology
givenName Friedrich NERFINISHED
Max NERFINISHED
languagesSpokenWritten English
German
Sanskrit
movement comparative philology
nativeLanguage German
notableFor contributions to comparative linguistics
editing and translating Sanskrit texts
pioneering comparative study of religions
notableIdea science of religion
notableWork Chips from a German Workshop NERFINISHED
Introduction to the Science of Religion NERFINISHED
Lectures on the Science of Language NERFINISHED
Rig-Veda-Samhita: The Sacred Hymns of the Brahmans NERFINISHED
The Sacred Books of the East NERFINISHED
occupation Indologist
Orientalist
philologist
university professor
placeOfBirth Dessau NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Oxford NERFINISHED
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Oxford NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Georgina Adelaide Grenfell NERFINISHED
workLocation Oxford NERFINISHED

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Wilhelm Müller child Max Müller
this entity surface form: Friedrich Max Müller
Wilhelm Müller notableRelative Max Müller
this entity surface form: Friedrich Max Müller