Karl Harrington Potter

Karl Harrington Potter (August 19, 1927 – January 11, 2022[1]) was an American-born writer, academic, and Indologist,[2] from the University of Washington.[3] He studied at the University of California,[4] as well as Harvard University[5] and is known for his writings on Indian philosophy.

Karl Harrington Potter
Born(1927-08-19)August 19, 1927
Oakland, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 11, 2022 (aged 94)
Lake Forest Park, Washington
OccupationIndologist
Parent(s)George Reuben Potter, Mabel Harrington
AwardsPadma Shri (2011)

Potter has served as a Professor, of the department of Philosophy and South Asian Studies at the University of Washington.[6] He has been called an eminent scholar by his peers.[7]

He is credited with a number of books on the topic.[8][9][10][11] The Government of India honored Potter in 2011 with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.[12][13] Potter died in January 2022, at the age of 94.[14]

Selected works
Monographs
  • Harold G. Coward, Karl H. Potter (2008). The Philosophy of the Grammarians. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9788120803077.
  • Karl H. Potter (1965). Presuppositions of India's Philosophies. Prentice Hall of India.
Bibliography
General editor
  • Potter, Karl H., ed. (1970–2019). Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies. Vol. 1–25-. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass.

See also

References
  1. "Karl Harrington Potter (19 August 1927 – 11 January 2022) | H-Asia | H-Net". networks.h-net.org. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  2. "Gulf News". Gulf News. January 26, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  3. Sunderarajan, P. (March 26, 2011). "The Hindu". Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  4. University of California (1949). Register - University of California, Volume 2. University of California Press.
  5. "Karl H. Potter | Department of Philosophy | University of Washington".
  6. Douglas Daye (1979), Review: Indian Metaphysics and Epistemology: The Tradition of Nyāya-Vaiśesika up to Gaṅgeśa by Karl H. Potter, Philosophy East and West, Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr. 1979), pp. 245–247
  7. Mikel Burley (2015), Rebirth and the Stream of Life: A Philosophical Study of Reincarnation, Karma and Ethics, Bloomsbury Academic, ISBN 978-1628922264, p. 136.
  8. Profile on WorldCat. WorldCat. 2014. OCLC 91697.
  9. Harold G. Coward, Karl Harrington Potter (2008). The Philosophy of the Grammarians. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 609. ISBN 9788120803077.
  10. Karl Harrington Potter (2009). Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 705.
  11. Karl Harrington Potter (1965). Presuppositions of India's Philosophies. Prentice Hall of India Pvt Limited. p. 276.
  12. "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  13. Newspaper (February 2011). "Calif. Scientist Among Expats Named for Padma Shri". Newspaper. 36 (11): 34. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014.
  14. "Remembering Emeritus Professor Karl Potter". phil.washington.edu.
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