1945 · Louvain:
by SCHARPE, Adriaan (1913-1986).
Louvain:: S.A. De Vlaamsche, 1945., 1945. 8vo. VIII, 125, [3] pp. Modern gilt-stamped dark red half cloth, marbled boards. Some manuscript notes on separate sheets (laid in), probably in the hand of E. E. De Henseler. Fine. Adriaan Alberik Maria Scharpe, A. A. M., Belgian Indologist, Professor in Ghent and Amsterdam. He studied classics 1931-37 at Leuven, earning his Ph.D. 1937/38, also studies 1934-39 at Utrecht, Ph.D. 1937 under Gonda. In 1939-42 he taught classics in Berchem, 1944-48 teacher of Sanskrit and classics at Ghent. Professor of Sanskrit at Ghent, in 1947-78, then Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative IP at Amsterdam University. – Prof. Dr. Klaus Karttunen, Persons of Indian Studies.
(Inventory #: AH1192)