Dundas, Paul, 1952-2023

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Name (Latin)
Dundas, Paul, 1952-2023
Other forms of name
Dundas, Paul, 1952-
Date of birth
1952-05-23
Place of residence/headquarters
Edinburgh (Scotland)
Field of activity
Jainism
Sanskrit literature
Associate group
University of Edinburgh
Occupation
College teachers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 27175001
Wikidata: Q2059352
Library of congress: n 92006804
HAI10: 000724261
Sources of Information
  • Indology (Mailing List), viewed on May 08, 2023(Paul Dundas, Sanskrit professor at the University of Edinburgh, passed away on Wednesday 5 April, 2023, at the age of 70)
  • The Jains, 1992:CIP t.p. (Paul Dundas) data sheet, etc. (b. 05-23-52; lect. in Sanskrit, Univ. of Edinburgh)
  • His The Jains, 1992:CIP t.p. (Paul Dundas) data sheet, etc. (b. 05-23-52; lect. in Sanskrit, Univ. of Edinburgh)
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Wikipedia description:

Paul Dundas (23 May 1952 – 5 April 2023) was a Scottish Indologist, an honorary fellow in Sanskrit language and Head of Asian studies at the University of Edinburgh. His teachings and research focused extensively on understanding Jainism, Buddhism, Sanskrit literature and Middle Indo-Aryan philology. He was regarded as one of the leading scholars in Jaina and Prakrit studies. He was a member of the Council of the Pali Text Society.

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