Manfred Mayrhofer

Manfred Mayrhofer

Manfred Mayrhofer (born 26 September 1926 in Linz, Austria, died 31 October 2011) is an Indo-Europeanist specialized on Indo-Iranian languages. Mayrhofer is professor emeritus at the University of Vienna. He is noted for his etymological dictionary of Sanskrit.

Mayrhofer studied Indo-European and Semitic linguistics and philosophy in Graz. From 1963 to 1966 he was professor in Saarbrücken, from 1966 until his retirement in 1988 in Vienna.

Works

  • Sanskrit-Grammatik (1953), English A Sanskrit Grammar (2003), ISBN 0817312854.
  • Sanskrit-Grammatik mit sprachvergleichenden Erläuterungen (1978), ISBN 3110071770.
  • Ausgewählte kleine Schriften (1979), ISBN 3882260386.
  • Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Woerterbuch des Altindischen, 4 vols. (1976), ISBN 0828857229.
  • Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia), Heidelberg (1986–2001), ISBN 3533038262.
  • Die avestischen Namen,IPNB I/1(Vienna 1977).

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