LOMAN, Johannes Reinoud Abraham. Amsterdam 3.11.1908 — 1976. Dutch Indologist. Son of Abraham Dirk Loman (1868–1954), a composer, and Gerarda Alida Lütkeman (1869–1942), an opera singer. Studied history at Amsterdam and worked as teacher of history. After the WW II studies of Indology under Scharpé, Galestin and van Lohuizen-de Leeuw. Ph.D. 1956 Amsterdam, under Scharpé. In 1958-73 worked on ABIA in Kern Institute Library, Leiden. Married 1941 Elfrida Anna Bittner (1907–1987).

Publications: Translated the Meghadūta twice: De Wolkbode van Kalidasa. Amsterdam 1954 (metric); Wolkbode; kringloop der jaargetijden, Kalidasa. Amsterdam 1971 (prose).

– Edited & translated: The Padmaprābhṛtakam, an ancient bhāṇa assigned to Śūdraka. 83 p. Amsterdam 1956 (diss.).

– “The Comic Character of the Caturbhaṇī”, ALB 25, 1961, 173-187; “Types of Kashmirian society in Kṣemendra’s Deśopadeśa”, ALB 31-32, 1967-1968, 171-184; a few further articles.

– Own poetry.

Sources: Dutch Indology homepage with small photo; stray notes in Internet.