KOHL, Josef Friedrich. Katzengrün (now Kaceřov in Czech) 22.7.1908 — ?.1.1998. Austrian Indologist in Germany. Professor at Würzburg. Son of a Catholic estate steward from Bohemia, educated at German Gymnasium in Eger. In 1927-31 studies of biology, paleontology, physics and mathematics at German University of Prague, in 1931-33 Indology under Winternitz and O. Stein at the same, then under Kirfel and Losch at Bonn. Ph.D. 1937 Bonn. From 1940 PD at Bonn, from 1943 at Prague German University (until 1945?), from 1948 at Würzburg. From 1957 apl. Professor at Würzburg (restoring there Sanskrit teaching). Retired in 1973/74, but continued teaching until 1991.
Kohl was a specialist of Jaina literature, who published rather little.
Publications: Diss. specimen of 42+18 p. of: Die Sūryaprajñapti. Versuch einer Tréxtgeschichte (und ihr textgeschichtliches Verhältnis zur Jambūdvīpaprajñapti nebst einem Specimen). 44+147 p. Bonner orient. Studien 20. Bonn 1937.
– “Zum indischen Steinkult”, ZDMG 90, 1936, 432-440; “Der Zodiak des Śiva-Tempels im Fort von Trichinopoly”, ZDMG 92, 1938, 28-46; “Pflanzen mit gemeinsamen Körper (sādhāraṇaśarīra) nach der Lehre der Jainas”, Z. f. Ethnol. 78, 1953, 91-95; “Einige Bemerkungen zu den Tierlisten des jinistischen Kanons”, Asiatica. Fs. Fr. Weller. Wb. 1954, 365-376; “Einige Bemerkungen zur Zahlensymbolik und zum Animismus im botanischen System der Jaina-Kanon”, Fs. Kirfel 1955, 125-135; “Ein Beitrag zum indischen Giftmädchenmotiv”, ZDMG 109, 1959, 324-339; reviews.
– Das physikalische und biologische Weltbild der indischen Jainasekte. 82 p. Aliganj 1959.
Sources: D.G.K. until 1985, 1992 (not in 1987), 1996, works in GesVz.; stray notes in Internet
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