Hermann Jacobi

Lifetime

Born: 3.2.1850, Koeln, Germany
Passed away: 19.10.1937

About

Hermann Jacobi 1850 - 1937 Born on 3.2.1850 in Koeln. A German scholar who worked on several aspects of Indology. His main contribution was in the field of Jaina studies. He died on 19.10.1937 Jacobi and his teacher A.Weber were pioneers in Jain studies. Jacobi became most famous for his translations from the old Prakrit language of

• Acaranga Sutra
• Kalpa Sutra

and for the Sacred Books of the East, 1884

• Uttaradhyayana Sutra
• Sutrakritanga Sutra

in the same series, 1895

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Biography:

• HERMANN JACOBI - German Indologist 1850 - 1937