Betty Heimann

Betty Heimann (29 March 1888, Wandsbek, Germany - 19 May 1961, Sirmione, Italy) was the first woman Indologist to habilitate in Germany. After the Nazis banned Jews from holding academic positions in Germany in 1933, she taught at the University of London and became a British citizen. After the end of World War II she founded the Department of Indian Philosophy and Sanskrit at the University of Ceylon.

She is included with early pioneers of comparative philosophy. Her major works include ''Studien zur eigenart Indischen denkens'' (1930), ''Indian and Western Philosophy: A Study in Contrasts'' (1937), and ''Facets of Indian Thought'' (1964). Her writings have been described as being "characterised by deep thought and refreshing originality." Provided by Wikipedia