Among the many German sinologists, Erich Haenisch (1818-1966), founder of the Sinological Section of the Institute of East Asian Studies at Munich University (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat), was also versed in the Mongolian and Manchurian languages, and during the more than 80 years of his life published over 140 books and academic papers.
在眾多漢學家當中，創辦慕尼黑大學漢學系的漢尼士（1880-1966）甚至精通蒙、滿族語文，在世八十餘年中，共發表論文和著作約一百四十多種。