Margaret Cone's first three volumes of A Dictionary of Pali have been available for some time, the third volume having been published in 2020.
However, the fourth volume (m-h) still hasn't been published. I'm having difficulty finding information about the fourth volume, or even information about Margaret Cone herself.
Does anyone have any information about the fourth volume? Is Margaret Cone still working on it, or has she sadly passed away (I believe she is in her mid-90's)? Any information about the progress or a projected publication date?
Margaret Cone's A Dictionary of Pali, Vol. 4
Re: Margaret Cone's A Dictionary of Pali, Vol. 4
I haven't heard that M. Cone passed away, but the last volume is in works:
Current projects in Pāli Studies, which are supported by the Pali Text Society:
(1) The fourth and last volume of the Dictionary of Pāli is being prepared by Dr Martin Straube.
He can be contacted by email at [email protected], or at this address:
Dr Martin Straube
Research Fellow in Pali Lexicography
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Indologie und Tibetologie
Deutschhausstraße 12
35032 Marburg, GERMANY
https://www.palitext.com/
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Re: Margaret Cone's A Dictionary of Pali, Vol. 4
AFAIK, Margaret Cone is alive and well.
Re: Margaret Cone's A Dictionary of Pali, Vol. 4
I got a response from the Pali Text Society:
Rather, as described above, the project of the 4th volume has been taken up by Dr. Martin Straube, a Pāḷi Lexicography, from the Philipps University of Marburg.
So, according to the PTS message above, Dr. Margaret Cone has retired from her Pāḷi studies—and therefore won't be working on the last volume of her dictionary.PTS wrote:The 4th volume of the Dictionary of Pali is being prepared by Dr Martin Straube, as Dr Cone has retired from Pali Studies. Unfortunately we do not have a firm publication date, but seeing that it took Dr Cone approx. 10 years for each volume I'm afraid it will be quite some time before the 4th volume is ready to be published.
With best wishes,
K. Wendland
Rather, as described above, the project of the 4th volume has been taken up by Dr. Martin Straube, a Pāḷi Lexicography, from the Philipps University of Marburg.
Re: Margaret Cone's A Dictionary of Pali, Vol. 4
AFAIK, Margaret Cone is alive and well.
Re: Margaret Cone's A Dictionary of Pali, Vol. 4
I will answer you in a PM.