Background
Maurer, Walter Harding was born on July 13, 1921 in New York City. Son of Carl and Frieda (Geib) Maurer.
Maurer, Walter Harding was born on July 13, 1921 in New York City. Son of Carl and Frieda (Geib) Maurer.
Bachelor of Arts, University Vermont, 1943; postgraduate, Princeton University, 1947-1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1962.
Teacher classical Greek and German, U. Vermont, 1946-1947; reference librarian, South Asia section Orientalia division Library of Congress, Washington, 1950-1962; curator South Asia collection, East-West Center U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1962-1963; professor Sanskrit, U. Hawaii, since 1962; professor of history, U. Hawaii, 1964-1971; language consultant Philosophy East and West, U. Hawaii, 1967-1989; department chairman Indo-Pacific languages, U. Hawaii, 1971-1980. Visiting research fellow Institute Advanced Studies in Humanities, U. Edinburgh, Scotland, summer 1978.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member American Oriental Society, Tibet Society, Royal Asiatic Society, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Geraldine Kaufman, February 18, 1961.