Robert P. Goldman

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Robert P. Goldman
Born1942
NationalityAmerican
OccupationProfessor, translator
TitleWilliam and Catherine Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Sanskrit
Spouse(s)Sally Goldman (née Sutherland)[1]
Academic background
EducationPh.D., A.B.
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania, Columbia College
Academic work
DisciplineSanskrit scholar
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Websitehttp://sseas.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/robert-p-goldman

Robert Philip Goldman (born 1942)[2] is the William and Catherine Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Sanskrit at the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.[3][4][5] He is also the winner of the Sanskrit Award for 2017 by the Indian Council on Cultural Relations (ICCR)[1] as well as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since April 1996.[6][7]

Biography[edit]

Early life and education[edit]

Goldman was born in 1942. He went to Columbia College and obtained an A.B. degree in 1964. He also received a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971.[7]

Career[edit]

Goldman is notable for his English translation of the Rāmāyaṇa published by Princeton University Press[1] in 7 volumes between 1990 and 2019. His co-translators on the work included Sheldon I. Pollock,[8] Rosalind Lefeber,[9] Barend A. van Nooten,[10] and Sally J. Sutherland Goldman.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Maclay, Kathleen (17 November 2016). Ramayana Translation Project turns its last page, after four decades of research. Berkeley News. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Entry at WorldCat Identities
  3. ↑ Maclay, Kathleen (6 September 2017). Robert Goldman wins World Sanskrit Award for 2017. Berkeley News. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Profile at pathtoanandam.org. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Events, 9 & 10 September 2009, at sici.org. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. ↑ Faculty profile at the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, Berkeley
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 R.P. Goldman: Brief CV
  8. ↑ The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume II. 13 December 2016. ISBN 9781400883103.
  9. ↑ The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume IV. 13 December 2016. ISBN 9781400884582.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume VI. 24 January 2017. ISBN 9780691173986.

Further reading[edit]

External links[edit]

Faculty Profile
YouTube videos by UC Berkeley
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