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DR. PHIL. WILLIBOLA N. KIRFEL, assistant librarian on the University library of Bonn, was born to Reifferscheid (Germany) the 22nd of January 1885. He has attended the school of Reifferscheid 1891-97, the school of Schleiden 1897-1900, the "Gymnasium" of Munstereifel 19001904 and the University of Bonn 1904–1209. His teacher is the sanskrit scholar Prof. Dr. H. Jacobi on the University of Bonn. His primary work and dissertation was "Beitrage" Fur Geschichte der Nominalkamosition in den Upanisads and in Epds "He has prepared an edition of the Jambudiparprajna. pti and prepared an edition of Haribhadra's Jambudvipsam. grahani with Prabhacandra's commentary, and translation of Umasvati's Jambudvipasamāsa and an essay on the cosmography Indien.
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Godesberg, Marktstr 4, 25. X. 1922. Venerable Sir,
The advertisement, that His Holiness the Vijayadharma. Suri is gone the way of all mortal beings, has me afflicted very much, and all scholars of the western world, particularly those of Germany, will regret the decease of this excellent man. to which they are obliged extraordinay. But we have reason to suppose, that His Holiness has attained sarvartha siddha and will protect now the Jain church with divine power. This is consolatory for all his friends and adherents, wbich are lamenting his too early death.
Professor Jacobi has wrritten to you, that it is instantly impossible for german scholars to contribute to the memorial Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
