Frits Staal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frits Staal

Dutch indologist

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1930

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 19-Feb-2012

Profession: university teacher, philosopher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Johan Frederik (Frits) Staal (3 November 1930 – 19 February 2012) was the department founder and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and South/Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
Staal specialized in the study of Vedic ritual and mantras, and the scientific exploration of ritual and mysticism.
He was also a scholar of Greek and Indian logic and philosophy and Sanskrit grammar.