The Department of Linguistics at the University of Vienna and the Institute of Iranian Studies at the Austrian Academy of Sciences warmly invite you to a symposium in honor of Jochem Schindler (1944–1994). Known affectionately as "Joki", Schindler held positions as a professor at the University of Vienna (1972–1978, 1987–1994) and Harvard University (1978–1987). During his tenure at the University of Vienna, he also served as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities (1990–1992). A towering figure in 20th-century historical linguistics, Schindler made groundbreaking contributions to all aspects of Indo-European linguistics, particularly advancing the understanding of ablaut and nominal morphology—an influence that continues to shape generations of historical linguists.

Schindler Symposium

10:00-10:15 Address by Stephan Müller, Dean of the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies of the University of Vienna

10:15-11:15 Melanie Malzahn, University of Vienna: "Jochem Schindler and the Vienna School of Indo-European Linguistics"

11:15 -12:00 Hannes Fellner, University of Vienna & Laura Grestenberger, Austrian Academy of Sciences: "Alte und Neue Fragen zum Indogermanischen"

12:00-13:30 Lunch break

13:30-14:30 Jay Jasanoff, Harvard University: "syáti-presents and *h2e-conjugation imperatives"

14:30-15:00 Coffee break

15:00-16:00 Alan Nussbaum, Cornell University: "Greek δῶ ‘dwelling’: the Reader’s Digest version"

16:00-16:30 Coffee break

16:30-17:30 Mark Hale, Concordia University: "Rigvedic Sandwiches (and other matters of prosody, syntax, and meter)"

Date: December 6
Location: Hörsaal 1, Sensengasse 3a, 1090 Wien

If you wish to attend in person, please register by sending an e-mail to historical.linguistics@univie.ac.at by December 2.

Webinar link: https://univienna.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NCVASz40Rwyva2XUf4AfEw (due to organizational reasons, we will not be able to take questions from remote audience members)