Jarl Charpentier

Jarl Charpentier (17 December 1884 – 5 July 1935) was a Swedish orientalist and linguist who worked at Uppsala University.[1]

Charpentier's research focused on Sanskrit literature but he was also interested in Indo-European comparative linguistics, including Iranistics, especially questions of etymology.[2]

Selected publications
  • Charpentier, J., (1927). The Meaning and Etymology of Puja. Indian Antiquary, 56, pp. 93–98.
  • Charpentier, J. ed., (1922). The Uttaradhyayanasutra. Lehmann & Stage.
  • Charpentier, J., (1931). Antiochus, King of the Yavanas. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 6(2), pp. 303–321.

References
  1. Rapson, E. J. (1936). "Professor Jarl Charpentier". The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1): 177–179. JSTOR 25182100.
  2. Utas, Bo (2011-10-14). "Charpentier, Jarl". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
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