Augustus Frederic Rudolf Hoernlé CIE, also referred to as Rudolf Hoernle or A. F. Rudolf Hoernle, was a German Indologist and philologist. He is famous for his studies on the Bower Manuscript, Weber M
An elaborately forged manuscript produced by Islam Akhun.
5th or 6th century Weber Manuscript 1, Nepalese Paper, early NW Gupta script, Sanskrit
5th or 6th century Weber Manuscript 5, Central Asian Paper, Central Asian Nagari, Sanskrit
Sir Marc Aurel Stein was a Hungarian-born British archaeologist, primarily known for his explorations and archaeological discoveries in Central Asia. He was also a professor at Indian universities.
Rudolf Hoernlé
…the Bower Manuscript (1891), Weber Manuscript (1893) and other discoveries in northwestern China and Central Asia particularly in collaboration with Aurel Stein. Born in India to a Protestant missionary family from Germany, he completed his education in Switzerland, and studied Sanskrit in the United Kingdom…
Photograph of Aurel Stein, with his dog and research team, in the Tarim Basin
Letter from Aurel Stein to Rudolf Hoernle from Kashgar. Dated 25 May 1901.
Photograph of Aurel Stein's grave marker in the Sherpur Cantonment, Kabul