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RÜPING, Klaus. Burg near Magdeburg 8.8.1940 — 7.9.2005. German Indologist. Professor in Münster. Son of economist Erich Rüping and his wife, elementary school teacher Hildegard Rüping, grew up in Bochum, gymnasium there until 1959. Then studies of Classics at Münster, from 1963 also Indology (under Hacker), 1963-64 one year at Bonn. From 1966 Assistant at Münster. Ph.D. 1968 Münster. PD 1974 Münster. From 1978 apl. and from 1980 ord. Professor at Münster, only retired a few weeks before his death. Died after a long illness, which had seriously hindered his work.
He did not write much and led a very retired life (after 1981 never participated in conferences). Never visited India. He knew many languages and was highly interested in music. Among his students were A. Meuthrath and K. Krümpelmann.

Publications: Diss. publ. Amṛtamanthana und Kūrma-Avatāra. Beitrag zur purāṇische Mythen- und Religionsgeschichte. 53 p. Schriftenreihe d. Südasien-Inst. Heidelberg. Wb. 1970.

– Part of hab.diss. publ. Philologische Untersuchungen zu den Brahmasūtra-Kommentaren des Śaṅkara und des Bhāskara. 75 p. Studien zur Frühgeschichte der Vedānta-Philosophie 1. A.N.I.St. 17. 1977 (second part never published).

– “Zur Emanationslehre im Mokṣadharma”, StII 3, 1977, 3-10; “Zur Askese in indischen Religionen“, Zeitschrift für Missionswissenschaft und Religionswiss. 61, 1977, 81-98; “Paul Hacker”, WZKS 25, 1981, 5-17; reviews.

– Edited. P. Hacker’s Grundlagen indischer Dichtung und indischen Denkens. Aus dem Nachlass hrsg. 148 p. Publ. De Nob. Res. Libr. 12. Wien 1985.

Sources: D.G.K. 1980 & 1983; A. Meuthrat, ZDMG 158, 2008, 9-16 with photo; *P- Schreiner, Newsl. IASS 8, 2006, 63f.