J. A. B. van Buitenen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

J. A. B. van Buitenen

Dutch indologist

Date of Birth: 21-May-1928

Place of Birth: The Hague, County of Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 21-Sep-1979

Profession: Indologist

Nationality: United States, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Johannes Adrianus Bernardus van Buitenen (21 May 1928, The Hague, Netherlands – 21 September 1979, Champaign, Illinois, USA) was a Dutch Indologist at the University of Chicago where he was the George V.
Bobrinskoy Professor of Sanskrit in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations.
He was one of the world's leading Sanskrit scholars.
His interests ranged widely over literature, philosophy and philology but toward the end of his career he focused primarily on the Mahabharata.