Background
Scharfe, Hartmut Ewald Fritz was born on June 14, 1930 in Köthen, Germany. Son of Reinhard and Annemarie Scharfe.
Scharfe, Hartmut Ewald Fritz was born on June 14, 1930 in Köthen, Germany. Son of Reinhard and Annemarie Scharfe.
Diploma, University Halle, 1953. Doctor philosophy, University Berlin, 1956. Postgraduate, University Tübingen, 1965.
Scientific assistant German Academy of Sciences, Berlin, 1956-1959. Lecturer German University Kerala, India, 1960-1962. Assistant professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1965-1967, associate professor, 1967-1970, professor Sanskrit, since 1970.
Member Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft, American Oriental Society, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute.
Married Miriam B.T. Baker, March 1, 1962. Children: Erhard, Heidi, Petra.