Staal, Frits
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Name (Latin)
Staal, Frits
Other forms of name
Staal, J. F. (Johan Frederik)
Staal, J. Frits (Johan Frits)
Staal, Johan Frederik
Staal, J. F
Staal, J. Frits
Date of birth
1930-11-03
Date of death
2012-02-19
Occupation
Indologists
Philosophers
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
Univ. of Calif., Berkeley
b. 1930
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Drie bergen en zeven rivieren, c2004:t.p. (Frits Staal)
- Exploring mysticism, 1975:t.p. (Frits Staal)
- The Hindu WWW site, Feb. 22, 2012(in obituary published Feb. 21: Frits Staal; b. Johan Frederik Staal, Nov. 3, 1930, Amsterdam; d. Feb. 19, 2012, Chiangmai, Thailand; Indologist)
- Universals, 1988:CIP t.p. (J. Frits Staal) pub. info. (doctorate in religion, Univ. of Amsterdam; Ph.D., Univ. of Madras, India) book t.p. (Frits Staal)
- His Exploring mysticism, 1975.
- LC manual auth. cd.(Hdg.: Staal, J. F.; variant: Johan Frederik Staal; b. 11/3/30)
- Dir. of Am. scholars:1982, v. 4 (Staal, Johan Frederik, b. 11/3/30, Dept. of Philos, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley)
- His Universals, 1988:CIP t.p. (J. Frits Staal) pub. info. (doctorate in religion, Univ. of Amsterdam; Ph.D., Univ. of Madras, India) book t.p. (Frits Staal)
Wikipedia description:
Johan Frederik "Frits" Staal (3 November 1930 – 19 February 2012) was the department founder and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and South/Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Staal specialized in the study of Vedic ritual and mantras, and the scientific exploration of ritual and mysticism. He was also a scholar of Greek and Indian logic and philosophy and Sanskrit grammar.
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