Richard Karl von Garbe

Richard Karl von Garbe (9 March 1857, Bredow, Szczecin - 22 September 1927, Tübingen)[1] was a German professor of philosophy, who made significant contributions to documenting and studying Indian philosophical texts and concepts.

[2] After completing his education, von Garbe spent a year in England, working in libraries and meeting Max Müller, another notable German Indologist.

[2] During this time, he published a critical edition of the Atharvaveda, a Hindu philosophical and religious text, in German, as well as several monographs, including one on Indian minerals, and another on Apastambha Dharmasutra.

[2] In 1887, the Royal Academy of Sciences in Berlin provided funds to extend his stay in India, and in return he donated several Sanskrit texts to their collections.

[1] Garbe mentored several students who also went on to study Indian religion and philosophy, including Rudolf Otto.