#  Michael Witzel 

Wales Professor of Sanskrit

 

 

 



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 location\_on 1 Bow Street Cambridge, MA 02138 

 smartphone [617-496-2990](tel:617-496-2990) 

 email <witzel@fas.harvard.edu> 

 laptop\_windows [Profile](/www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~witzel/mwpage.htm) 

 

 



 

- Ancient India, Nepal, and Kashmir; ancient Iran; Central Asia
- Late Bronze Age to historical period (up to 600 CE)
- Areas of Expertise: Vedic language, literature, religion; philology and manuscripts; Nepalese history: inscriptions, texts, rituals; comparative mythology



 

 

 





 

 

- ## People Role
    
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