1930
Frits Staal, Dutch philosopher and scholar (died 2012)
Frits Staal, Dutch philosopher and scholar (died 2012)
Frits Staal, Dutch philosopher and scholar (died 2012)
Frits Staal
Dutch indologist (1930–2012)
- Born
- 1930
Johan Frederik "Frits" Staal was the department founder and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and South/Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Staal specialized in the study of Vedic ritual and mantras, and the scientific exploration of ritual and mysticism. He was also a scholar of Greek and Indian logic and philosophy and Sanskrit grammar.