Gustav Haloun

Gustav Haloun (12 January 1898, Brtnice, Moravia, Austria-Hungary — 24 December 1951, Cambridge, England) was a Czech sinologist.

He studied in Vienna under Arthur von Rosthorn and in Leipzig under August Conrady[1] from where he received his Dr. phil.

[2] He obtained habilitation at Charles University in Prague where he lectured in 1926-1927.

He researched about the Hundred Schools of Thought, Bactria, Da Yuezhi, and Guanzi texts (cf.

Haloun's papers are held at Cambridge University Library.