Hermann Oldenberg

Hermann Oldenberg (31 October 1854 – 18 March 1920) was a German scholar of Indology, and Professor at Kiel and Göttingen.

Quotes

 * For hundreds of years before Buddha's time, movements were in progress in Indian thought which prepared the way for Buddhism.
 * Hermann Oldenberg, quoted in Ancient Indian Education: Brahmanical and Buddhist by Radha Kumud Mookerji