Ernst Waldschmidt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernst Waldschmidt

German archaeologist

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1897

Place of Birth: Lünen, Free State of Prussia, Germany

Date of Death: 25-Feb-1985

Profession: politician, university teacher, archaeologist, anthropologist, linguist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Ernst Waldschmidt (July 15, 1897, Lünen, Province of Westphalia – February 25, 1985, Göttingen) was a German orientalist and Indologist.
He was a pupil of German indologist Emil Sieg. He taught at Berlin University and began teaching at the University of Göttingen in 1936.
Waldschmidt joined the Nazi party in May 1937.He was a specialist on Indian philosophy, and archaeology of India and Central Asia. He also founded Stiftung Ernst Waldschmidt.