Quotes:Weber, Albrecht

Zirkoff, Boris

Weber, Albrecht (1825-1901). Vide Vol. V. pp. 383-84, of present Series for biogr. data.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 2, p. 549

Weber, Albrecht. German Orientalist, b. at Breslau, Feb. 17, 1825; d. in Berlin, Nov. 30, 1901. Studied at Univ, of Breslau, Bonn and Berlin, 1842-45. Visited England and France, 1846, 384 where he studied under Burnouf. Privat docent at Berlin Univ., 1848-56; Ass. Prof., 1856; Prof, of Ind. languages and literature, 1867, which position he held until his death. Valuable work on various aspects of Indo-Germanic philology'. Numerous art. in Oriental periodicals. Scholarly contributions on Vedic literature to the Sanskrit Wörterbuch of Böhtlingk and Roth. Chief works: *Indische Studien. Berlin: F. Dümmler, 1850-63; Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1865-98. 18 vols. — White Yajurveda, ed by A. W. Berlin: F. Dümmler; London: Williams and Norgate, 1849-59. 3 vols. — Akademische Vorlesungen über indische Litteratur- geschichte. Berlin: F. Dümmler, 1852. 8vo; 2nd enl. ed. Berlin: Harrwitz and Grossmann, 1876. [*The History of Indian Literature. Trans, from the 2nd Germ. ed. by John Mann and Theodor Zachariae. With supplem. Notes by A. W. London: Trübner and Co.; Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Co., 1878. xxiii, 360 pp.] — Indische Skizzen. Berlin: F. Dümmler, 1857. — Indische Streifen. Berlin: Nicolai, 1868-79. 3 vols.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 5, pp. 383-384

Weber, Albrecht (1825-1901). Vide Vol. V, pp. 383-84, for biographical and other data.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 10, p. 428