Karl h potter biography of abraham

American writer, academic and Indologist (1927–2022)

Karl Harrington Potter (August 19, 1927 – January 11, 2022^[1]) was an American-born writer, academic, and Indologist,^[2] from the University of Washington.^[3] He studied at the University of California,^[4] as well as Harvard University^[5] and is known for his writings on Indian philosophy.

Potter has served as a Professor, of the department of Philosophy and South Asian Studies at the University of Washington.^[6] He has been called an eminent scholar by his peers.^[7]

He is credited with a number of books on the topic.^{[8][9][10][11]} The Government of India honored Potter in 2011 with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.^[12][13] Potter died in January 2022, at the age of 94.^[14]

Selected works

Monographs

• Harold G.

  Coward, Karl H. Potter