Education
Hertel obtained his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Leipzig in 1897 with a thesis on the Hitopadesha.
Hertel obtained his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Leipzig in 1897 with a thesis on the Hitopadesha.
Hertel wrote numerous essays and books on Indological topics. His research focus was Indian narrative literature and the Vedas. Above all, he is known for his scientific work on the textual history of the Panchatantra.
From 1919 to 1937 he was full professor and Chair of Indian Studies at the University of Leipzig, where he taught Asian and Indo-European languages such as Sanskrit, Vedic, and Avestan, and he translated numerous works from these into German.
Hertel"s extensive correspondence is located in the University Archives of Leipzig and in the manuscript department of the Leipzig University Library.
In November 1933 Hertel signed the Loyalty Oath of German Professors to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist State.
Saxonian Academy of Sciences]
Hertel was a member of the Saxonian Academy of Sciences and the Royal Asiatic Society in London.