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Betty Heimann (29 March 1888, Wandsbek, Germany - 19 May 1961, Sirmione, Italy) was the first woman Indologist to habilitate in Germany. After the Nazis banned Jews from holding academic positions in Germany in 1933, she taught at the University of London and became a British citizen. After the end of World War II she founded the Department of Indian Philosophy and Sanskrit at the University of Ceylon.

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  • Betty Heimann (* 29. März 1888 in Wandsbek; † 19. Mai 1961 in Sirmione, Italien) war eine deutsche Indologin. (de)
  • Betty Heimann (29 March 1888, Wandsbek, Germany - 19 May 1961, Sirmione, Italy) was the first woman Indologist to habilitate in Germany. After the Nazis banned Jews from holding academic positions in Germany in 1933, she taught at the University of London and became a British citizen. After the end of World War II she founded the Department of Indian Philosophy and Sanskrit at the University of Ceylon. She is included with early pioneers of comparative philosophy. Her major works include Studien zur eigenart Indischen denkens (1930), Indian and Western Philosophy: A Study in Contrasts (1937), and Facets of Indian Thought (1964).Her writings have been described as being "characterised by deep thought and refreshing originality." (en)
  • Betty Heimann, née le 29 mars 1888, à Wandsbek, en province du Schleswig-Holstein et morte le 19 mai 1961, à Sirmione, en Italie, est une indianiste et universitaire d'origine allemande, exilée en Angleterre en 1933 et devenue citoyenne britannique. Elle enseigne à l'université de Londres et fonde, après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le Département de philosophie indienne et de sanskrit à l'université de Ceylan. (fr)
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  • Betty Heimann (* 29. März 1888 in Wandsbek; † 19. Mai 1961 in Sirmione, Italien) war eine deutsche Indologin. (de)
  • Betty Heimann, née le 29 mars 1888, à Wandsbek, en province du Schleswig-Holstein et morte le 19 mai 1961, à Sirmione, en Italie, est une indianiste et universitaire d'origine allemande, exilée en Angleterre en 1933 et devenue citoyenne britannique. Elle enseigne à l'université de Londres et fonde, après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le Département de philosophie indienne et de sanskrit à l'université de Ceylan. (fr)
  • Betty Heimann (29 March 1888, Wandsbek, Germany - 19 May 1961, Sirmione, Italy) was the first woman Indologist to habilitate in Germany. After the Nazis banned Jews from holding academic positions in Germany in 1933, she taught at the University of London and became a British citizen. After the end of World War II she founded the Department of Indian Philosophy and Sanskrit at the University of Ceylon. (en)
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