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Paul Deussen | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Paul Deussen, circa 1914 | |
| Born | 7 January 1845 |
| Died | 6 July 1919 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | German |
Paul Jakob Deussen (German: [ˈpaʊl ˈjaːkɔp ˈdɔʏsn̩]; 7 January 1845 – 6 July 1919) was a German Indologist and professor of philosophy at University of Kiel.[1] Strongly influenced by Arthur Schopenhauer, Deussen was a friend of Friedrich Nietzsche and Swami Vivekananda. In 1911, he founded the Schopenhauer Society (Schopenhauer-Gesellschaft). Professor Deussen was the first editor, in 1912, of the scholarly journal Schopenhauer Yearbook (Schopenhauer-Jahrbuch).
Deussen, who Sanskritised his name to "Deva-Sena"[2] as a mark of his admiration for the language, is one of the distinguished roll of Europeans who — often with lyrical admiration — participated in the scholarly Western discovery of Sanskrit and Hinduism that took place in British India itself, Germany, France and England.
- ^ Hans Rollmann (1979), Deussen, Nietzsche, and Vedānta, Journal of the History of Ideas, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1978), pages 125-132
- ^ Gopal Stavig (2011), Western Admirers of Ramakrishna and His Disciples, Vedanta, ISBN 978-8175053342, page 434