Background
Wilhelm, Friedrich was born on April 12, 1932 in Leipzig, Germany. Son of Friedrich Wilhelm and Elisabeth Leonhardt.
Wilhelm, Friedrich was born on April 12, 1932 in Leipzig, Germany. Son of Friedrich Wilhelm and Elisabeth Leonhardt.
Doctor of Philosophy, Humboldt University, Berlin, 1956. Venia legendi, University Munich, 1963.
Docent University Munich, 1963—1969, professor Indology and Tibetology, 1969—1998. Retired, 1998
Visiting professor Columbia University, New York City, 1965—1966, College de France, Paris, 1976, Wolfson College, Oxford, England, 1980—1982, Oxford, 1999.
Member of American Oriental Society.
Married Gertraude Billig, November 8, 1957. Children: Friedrich, Philipp.