J. Ph. Vogel

Vogel (ca. 1931)

Jean Philippe Vogel (9 January 1871 in The Hague – 10 April 1958 in 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[]

• Gerda Theuns-De Boer (2008). A Vision of Splendour: Indian Heritage in the Photographs of Jean Philippe Vogel, 1901-1913.

External links[]

• Works by or about J. Ph. Vogel at Internet Archive
• "Jean Philippe Vogel, The Forgotten Icon of Kashmir Archaeology" - article by Bhushan Parimoo, in The Kashmir Monitor, Aug 14, 2017.