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| Education | University of Chicago (BA, PhD) |
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| Fields | Sanskrit studies, Indology |
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Edwin Mahaffey Gerow (October 16, 1931 – July 24, 2025) was an American Sanskrit scholar. He taught at the University of Washington and the University of Chicago. He served as president of the American Oriental Society.[1][2]
Education and career
[edit]Gerow studied Sanskrit and linguistics at the University of Chicago, the Université de Paris, and the University of Madras, earning his PhD from Chicago in 1962.[2]
He taught at the University of Rochester, Columbia University, and the University of Washington, before becoming Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Chicago from 1973 to 1987.[2] He then moved to Reed College, where he taught until retiring in 1997.[2]
Gerow died in Portland, Oregon, on July 24, 2025, aged 93.[1]
Research
[edit]Gerow's research focused on Sanskrit poetics. His best-known works are A Glossary of Indian Figures of Speech (1971) and Indian Poetics (1977), which was reviewed in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society.[3] He also contributed to The Literatures of India: An Introduction (1974) and co-authored Theatre of Memory: The Plays of Kālidāsa.[4]
He served as president of the American Oriental Society from 2001 to 2002 and was editor-in-chief of its journal for twelve years.[2][5]
Awards and honors
[edit]Gerow was elected an honorary member of the Société Asiatique in Paris in 2007, and in 2008 was awarded a Doctorat honoris causa by the École Pratique des Hautes Études.[6]
In 2015, a festschrift, Ācāryasamarpaṇam: Studies in Honor of Edwin Gerow, was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Hindu Studies, with contributions from former students and colleagues including Francis X. Clooney and Maria Heim.[2][7]
Selected publications
[edit]- Gerow, E. (1971). A Glossary of Indian Figures of Speech. Mouton.[2]
- Gerow, E. (1974). "Indian Poetics." In The Literatures of India: An Introduction. University of Chicago Press.[4]
- Gerow, E. (1977). Indian Poetics (A History of Indian Literature, Vol. V, Fasc. 3). Otto Harrassowitz.[3]
- Gerow, E. (1982). "What is Karma (kiṃ karmeti)? An Exercise in Philosophical Semantics." Indologica Taurinensia, 10, 87–116.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Edwin Gerow, 1931–2025". American Institute of Indian Studies. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Tull, Herman (2015). "Ācāryasamarpaṇam: Studies in Honor of Edwin Gerow". International Journal of Hindu Studies. 19 (1–2): 1–6. doi:10.1007/s11407-015-9178-x.
- ^ a b Smith, John D. (April 1979). "Indian Poetics, by Edwin Gerow". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 111 (2): 173–174. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00135671.
- ^ a b "Edwin Gerow". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
- ^ "07/24/2025 Edwin Gerow". American Society for Premodern Asia. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Professor Edwin Gerow (Oct. 16, 1931 – July 24, 2025)". INDOLOGY mailing list. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
- ^ Tull, Herman (2015). "Publications by Edwin Gerow". International Journal of Hindu Studies. 19 (1–2): 257–262.
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