J. Ph. Vogel
Vogel (ca. 1931)
Jean Philippe Vogel (9 January 1871, The Hague – 10 April 1958, Oegstgeest), popularly known by his initials J. Ph. Vogel, was a Dutch Sanskritist and epigraphist who worked with the Archaeological Survey of India from 1901 to 1914 and later, as Professor in the University of Leiden.
In the ASI
Vogel worked as Superintendent of the Punjab, Baluchistan and Ajmer based at Lahore from January 1901 to 1914. Between 1910 and 1911, he even deputised as Director General of ASI in the absence of John Marshall. As archaeologist, Vogel participated in excavations in Gandhara, the Punjab Hill States, Kusinagara and Mathura.
References
- von Gerda Theuns-De Boer (2008). A Vision of Splendour: Indian Heritage in the Photographs of Jean Philippe Vogel, 1901-1913.
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