Frits Staal

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.

Frits Staal
Born3 November 1930 
Died19 February 2012  (aged 81)
OccupationUniversity teacher 
Employer
  • University of Amsterdam (1962–1967)
  • University of Amsterdam (1964–1967) 
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