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|link = Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.4)#661 | |link = Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.4)#661 | ||
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'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Muller, Max [Friedrich Maximilian]}}'''. Anglo-German Orientalist and comparative philologist, b. at Dessau, Dec. 6, 1823; d. at Oxford, Oct. 28, 1900. Matriculated, 1841, at Leipzig Univ., specializing in Sanskrit. Studied at Berlin, 1844, where he was influenced by Schelling’s metaphysical views. Went to Paris, 1845, where he was taught Zend by Burnouf, who impelled him to edit the ''Rigveda''. Settled at Oxford, 1846, the Univ. Press publishing his edition, 1848. Appointed Taylorian prof, of modern languages, 1850. Lectured and wrote during subsequent years on comparative philology, mythology and comparative religion. From 1875 on, engaged in editing the monumental series, ''The Sacred Books of the East'' (Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1879, etc.), in fifty-one volumes, comprising translations by competent scholars of the most important scriptures of the Orient. Chief works: ''Chips from a German Workshop''. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1867-75. 4 vols. — *''A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature'', so far as it illustrates the primitive religion of the Brahmans. 2nd rev. ed. London: Williams and Norgate, 1859. xix, 607 pp. 8vo. — *''Introduction to the Science of Religion''. Four Lectures delivered at the {{Page aside|379}}Royal Institution. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1873. ix, 11, 403 pp. 8vo. | |||
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|author = Boris de Zirkoff | |||
|title = H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings | |||
|detail = vol. 5, pp. 378-379 | |||
|link = Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.5)#378 | |||
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