Jarl Charpentier (17 December 1884 – 5 July 1935) was a Swedish academic and linguist who worked at Uppsala University.^[1]

Charpentier's research focused on Sanskrit literature but he was also interested in Indo-European comparative linguistics, including Iranistics, especially questions of etymology.^[2]

Selected publications

• Charpentier, J., (1927). The Meaning and Etymology of Puja. Indian Antiquary, 56, pp. 93–98.
• Charpentier, J. ed., (1922). The Uttaradhyayanasutra. Lehmann & Stage.
• Charpentier, J., (1931). Antiochus, King of the Yavanas. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 6(2), pp. 303–321.