Fonds LS - Papers of Lucian Scherman

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GB 891 LS

Title

Papers of Lucian Scherman

Date(s)

  • 10th Oct 1934 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

1 item 47cm x 35cm printed material

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Biographical history

Lucian Scherman was born on October 10, 1864, in Posen. He was a German Indologist, curator of the Ethnology Museum in Munich, and also a professor at Munich University. After attending high school, in 1882, he began studying Sanskrit at the University of Breslau. In 1883 he moved to Munich, where he continued his studies at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Scherman received his doctorate in the summer of 1885. From October 1910 to December 1911, Scherman, and his wife Christine, undertook an extended research trip to Sri Lanka, Burma, Pakistan and India. Scherman's scholarship led to the creation of a Department of Asian Ethnology with an emphasis on Indian Culture. He died on May 29, 1946 in Hanson, Massachusetts.

Archival history

The custodial history is unknown.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The material was printed at the University Press, Oxford, so it is possible that offprints were presented to appropriate organisations by the Press.

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Scope and content

The Papers of Lucian Scherman consist of a printed copy of an original birthday message that was sent as a bound copy, with 213 signatures, to Munich, for presentation to Professor Scherman on the occasion of his 70th birthday. It is entitled "Lucian Scherman zum 70th Geburtstage". This version is unbound and unsigned.

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Conditions governing access

Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/ . The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID.

Conditions governing reproduction

Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.

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  • English
  • German

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    There are several books within our collections written by Lucian Scherman. Details can be found on our Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/.

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        Archivist's note

        The papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.

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