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JOHAENTGEN (Johäntgen), Franz Georg. Bonn 13/15.4.1834 — Berlin 6.4.1899. German Indologist and Journalist. Son of Georg J. and Margaretha Probst. Roman Catholic. Educated at Catholic Gymnasium in Cologne and 1853-54 in Arensberg. In 1854-56 studies of Indology under Lassen and Haug at Bonn and from 1856 under Weber at Berlin. Ph.D. 1858…

JØRGENSEN, Hans

JØRGENSEN, Hans Jensen. Oksbøl Mark, Als Island (then Prussian Schleswig-Holstein, now Denmark) 4.3.1886 — Copenhagen 6.2.1954. Danish Indologist (Newari Scholar). Born as Prussian citizen in a Danish peasant family, parents Jens J. and Helene Christiansen, educated at Oksbøl school and Haderslev gymnasium. From 1906 studies of classical philology and comparative…

JEVTIĆ, Pavle

JEVTIĆ, Pavle. 1??? — 195?. Yugoslavian (Serbian) Indologist. He began his career as a monk and student of theology, but then went to London and studied Indology at S.O.A.S., Ph.D. 1927 there. Returned, he became the disciple of the Serbian guru Dimitrije Mitrinović. He worked in Pressbureau, was portparol of…

JERVIS, Thomas Best

JERVIS, Thomas Best. Jaffnapatam (Sri Lanka) 2.8.1796 — St.Marylebone, London 3.4.1857. British (Irish) Colonial Officer in India. Lieutenant-colonel. Son of John Jervis (1768–1797) of Madras Civil Service and Elizabeth Ritso. In 1819-30 served in Bombay Engineers, conducted a survey of southern Konkan. Then in London. Developed Indian surveys. Married Anna…

JERNSTEDT, P.

JERNSTEDT, P. —> ERNŠTEDT, Petr Viktorovič.

JENSEN, Th. V.

JENSEN, Theodor Valdemar. Kolding 18.3.1876 — 19??. Danish Librarian and Linguist. Son of restaurateur Laurids Christian Jensen and Henriette Dorothea Luth. After school in Kolding studies from 1895 at Copenhagen (German, English, Latin). M.A. From 1905 worked in Kongelige Bibliotek in Copenhagen, 1925 Librarian. Married 1916 Karen Caroline Bast. Publications:…

JENSEN, Herman

JENSEN, Herman. 1842 — 1909. Rev. Danish Missionary in South India. Joined the Danish Missionary Society in 1874 and served in Siloam, Tirukoilur (1874-77), and Ranipet (1877-78). After a furlough returned to India in 1887 and served from 1898-1902 in Tiruvannamalai, then in Bangalore until death. Married Julie Hoffmann, children.…

JENSEN, Hans

JENSEN, Hans Mathias Detlef. Struvenhütten in Holstein 28.8.1884 — Rostock 4.8.1973. German (East) Linguist. Professor in Rostock. Son of Franz Jensen and Mathilde Schenck. Gymnasium in Flensburg, studies 1905-09 at Munich, Berlin and Kiel. Ph.D. 1909 Kiel. In 1909-27 gymnasium teacher in Odenkirchen, Hildesheim and Kiel. From 1921 PD at…

JENNINGS, James George

JENNINGS, James George. New South Wales 14.6.1866 — Penzance 1941. British or Australian Teacher in India. M.A. Oxford. Worked as teacher of English at Muir Central College in Allahabad (1898), between 1906-13 its Principal. Then director of publich instruction for Bihar and Orissa. C.I.E. 1919. Married, children. Publications: From an…

JOHANNES

JOHAENTGEN, Franz