# Joseph Jordens

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**Joseph ('Jos') Teresa Florent Jordens** (1925-2008) was a Belgian-born Indologist, based in Australia for most of his career.

Jordens entered the Jesuit Order (1943). In 1952, he earned a doctorate from the [University of Louvain](/source/University_of_Louvain), writing his dissertation on the [Bhagavad Gita](/source/Bhagavad_Gita) under [Étienne Lamotte](/source/%C3%89tienne_Lamotte). He then taught Sanskrit at a Jesuit College in India, before deciding to pursue a career in Australia, first teaching at [Melbourne Church of England Grammar School](/source/Melbourne_Grammar_School) and [Scotch College](/source/Scotch_College,_Melbourne) before an appointment to the [University of Melbourne](/source/University_of_Melbourne) made him "in effect, founder of the first Department of Indian Studies at an Australian university."[1] He joined the [ANU](/source/Australian_National_University) in 1970, and he was elected fellow of the [Australian Academy of the Humanities](/source/Australian_Academy_of_the_Humanities) in 1984, and was named an Officer of the [Order of Leopold](/source/Order_of_Leopold_(Belgium)), (2001). An expert on [Dayānanda Sarasvatī](/source/Day%C4%81nanda_Sarasvat%C4%AB) as well as [Gandhi](/source/Gandhi), his best-known book is perhaps *Gandhi's Religion - A Homespun Shawl*.[2]

He retired in 1990, delivering a valedictory lecture on Gandhi,[3] and died in [Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory](/source/Red_Hill,_Australian_Capital_Territory).[4][1]

## References

1. ["Joseph Jordens (1925–2008)"](http://www.humanities.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AAH-Obit-Jordens-2008.pdf). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230923050551/http://www.humanities.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AAH-Obit-Jordens-2008.pdf) 2023-09-23 at the Wayback Machine.

1. Jordens, J. T. F. (1998). [*Gandhi's Religion*](https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9780230373891). [doi:10.1057/9780230373891](https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230373891). ISBN 978-1-349-40467-4.

1. The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) View title info Wed 7 Nov 1990 Page 26 MIDWEEK MAGAZINE

1. ["Great Scot"](https://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/greatscot/2009mayGS/80.htm)

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