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Friedrich Majer

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German legal historian

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Born
1772
Died
1818
Works
3

Top works

  • Geschichte der Ordalien, insbesondere der gesichtlichen zweikämpfe in Deutschland
  • Mythologische Dichtungen und Lieder der Skandinavier
  • Geschichte der Ordalien, insbesondere der gerichtlichen Zweikämpfe in Deutschland

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  • It will no longer remain to be doubted that the priests of Egypt and the sages of Greece have drawn directly from the original well of India. ... Towards the Orient, to the banks of the Ganges and the Indus, it is there that our hearts feel drawn by some hidden urge - it is there that all the dark presentiments point which lie in the depths of our hearts... In the Orient, the heavens poured forth into the earth.
  • It will no longer remain to be doubted that the priests of Egypt and the sages of Greece have drawn directly from the original well of India; that only Brahmanism can provide those fragments of their teaching which have come down to us with the clarity which they do not possess.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Friedrich
Gender
male
Place of birth
Schleiz
Place of death
Gera
Occupation
historian
Languages spoken
German
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date of birth
1772-04-28
date of death
1818-05-15
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