Michael Witzel

Michael Witzel
Born (1943-07-18) July 18, 1943 (age 80)
Schwiebus, Germany (modern Świebodzin, Poland)
NationalityAmerican, German
Occupation(s)Philologist, linguist, Indologist
Academic work
InstitutionsHarvard University
Websitemichaelwitzel.org

Michael Witzel (born July 18, 1943) is a German-American philologist, comparative mythologist and Indologist. Witzel is the Wales Professor of Sanskrit at Harvard University and the editor of the Harvard Oriental Series (volumes 50–100) Witzel is an authority on Indian sacred texts, particularly the Vedas, and Indian history. A critic of the arguments made by Hindutva writers and sectarian historical revisionism, he opposed some attempts to influence USA school curricula in the California textbook controversy over Hindu history.