Manfred Mayrhofer

Manfred Mayrhofer (born 26 September 1926 in Linz, † October 31, 2011 in Vienna) was as Indo-Europeanist specialized in Indo- Iranian languages ​​.

Life

Mayrhofer studied Indo-European, Semitic and philosophy in Graz. Here he received his doctorate in 1949, 1951, the Habilitation. Since 1953 he worked at the University of Würzburg, first as a guest lecturer, since 1958 as an adjunct professor since 1959 as a full professor. From 1963 to 1966 he was a full professor in Saarbrücken, from 1966 until his retirement in 1990 as a full professor at the University of Vienna. He is best known for his Etymological Dictionary of the Old Indian.

Awards

Main work

• Sanskrit Grammar (1953 ), ISBN 0-8173-1285-4.
• Sanskrit grammar spoke with comparative notes ( 1978), ISBN 3-11-007177-0.
• Selected small fonts (1979 ), ISBN 3-88226-038-6.
• Concise etymological dictionary of the Old Indian, 4 vols (1976 ), ISBN 0-8288-5722-9. Rebuilt by
• Etymological Dictionary of the Altindoarischen ( EWAia ), Heidelberg ( 1986-2001 ), ISBN 3-533-03826-2.