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id	eprints-23833
recordtype	eprints
institution	SOAS, University of London
collection	SOAS Research Online
language	English
language_search	English
description	With the passing of Klaus Bruhn Jaina Studies has lost one of its most significant pillars and innovators, who nurtured the field over a period of 65 years.1 Born in Hamburg as the only child of the Classical Philologist and Gymnasium teacher Dr Christian Bruhn (17.12.1884 – 2.2.1960) and his wife Ilse Bruhn (née Gürich, 16.2.1897–1.6.1983),2 he served as an air force auxiliary at the age of 16 during the bombing of Hamburg in 1944-45. After the war, between 1947 and 1954, he studied Indology, Philosophy and Theology (later: Indo-European Studies) at the University of Hamburg. His main teachers were Walther Schubring, who retired in 1951, and Schubring’s former pupil and successor Ludwig Alsdorf. Both attracted him to Jaina Studies, which would become the focus of his professional life. The article reviews the significance of his work for Jaina Studies.
format	Journal Article
author	Flügel, Peter
author_facet	Flügel, Peter
authorStr	Flügel, Peter
author_letter	Flügel, Peter
title	Klaus Bruhn (22.5.1928 – 9.5.2016)
publisher	Centre of Jaina Studies, SOAS University of London
publishDate	2017
url	https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/23833/