Asko Parpola

Asko Parpola
Parpola at the World Classical Tamil Conference 2010
Born (1941-07-12) July 12, 1941 (age 83)
Forssa, Kanta-Häme, Finland
OccupationIndologist
SpouseMarjatta Parpola
RelativesSimo Parpola (brother)
Armas Salonen (maternal uncle)
K. E. Salonen [fi] (maternal grandfather)

Asko Heikki Siegfried Parpola (born 12 July 1941, in Forssa[1]) is a Finnish Indologist, current professor emeritus of Indology at the University of Helsinki. He specializes in the Indus Valley Civilization, specifically the study of the Indus script.

  1. ^ "Asko Parpola - 375 Humanistia". 375humanistia.helsinki.fi (in Finnish). 8 October 2015. Retrieved 2018-08-25.