Heinrich von Stietencron, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heinrich von Stietencron

German indologist

Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1933

Place of Birth: Ronco sopra Ascona, Switzerland

Date of Death: 12-Jan-2018

Profession: historian, epigrapher, Indologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Heinrich von Stietencron (18 June 1933 in Ronco sopra Ascona, Switzerland – 12 January 2018) was a German Indologist.
He was a Professor and the Director of the Institute of Indology and Comparative Religion at the University of Tübingen.
He was a life member of the Academy of Sciences, Heidelberg and an honorary member of the Société Asiatique, Paris.
He was awarded the Padma Shri by the President of India in 2004. In 2015 he received the "Distinguished Indologist Award" from the Indian government.
The award ceremony of this newly created prize was organized in conjunction with the three-day "World Indology Conference" held on November 21, 2015 at New Delhi.
President Pranab Mukherjee personally presented the awards function.

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