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'''Adolf Friedrich Stenzler''' (July 9, 1807 – February 27, 1887) was a German [[Indologist]] born in [[Wolgast]].<br />
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He initially studied [[theology]] and [[Oriental studies|Oriental languages]] at the [[University of Greifswald]] under [[Johann Gottfried Ludwig Kosegarten]] (1792–1860), then furthered his education at the [[University of Berlin]] with [[Franz Bopp]] (1791–1861) and at the [[University of Bonn]] under [[August Wilhelm Schlegel]] (1767–1845). In 1829 he earned his doctorate, then continued his studies in [[Paris]], where he attended lectures by [[Antoine-Léonard de Chézy]] (1773–1832) and [[Silvestre de Sacy]] (1758–1838). Afterwards, he worked in the library of the [[British East India Company]] in London.<br />
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In 1833 he was appointed associate professor of Oriental languages at the [[University of Breslau]], where in 1847 he became a full professor. At [[Breslau]] he was an instructor of [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and [[Persian language|Persian]], later giving classes on [[Sanskrit]] and [[comparative linguistics]]. From 1836 onward, he worked as [[curator]] of the university library. His students at Breslau included [[Lucian Scherman]] (1864-1946), [[Franz Kielhorn]] (1840-1908), [[Richard Pischel]] (1849-1908) and [[Thomas Rhys Davids]] (1843-1922).<br />
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Stenzler was a pioneer of Sanskrit studies in Germany. In 1868 he published his best written work, a highly regarded textbook on Sanskrit [[grammar]] and [[vocabulary]], titled ''Elementarbuch der Sanskrit-Sprache''. He made significant contributions in his research of [[Indian literature]] in regards to law and medicine.<br />
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In 1866 he became a corresponding member in the [[Prussian Academy of Sciences|Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
* ''This article is based on a translation of an equivalent article at the [[German Wikipedia]]'', sources listed as:<br />
** [http://www.retrobibliothek.de/retrobib/seite.html?id=115293#Stenzler Stenzler, Adolf Friedrich] In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. 4. Auflage. Band 15, Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, Leipzig/ Wien 1885–1892, S. 292.<br />
** [[Richard Pischel]] : [https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/ADB:Stenzler,_Adolf_Friedrich ''Stenzler, Adolf Friedrich''] In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 36, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, S. 59–61.<br />
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