BECHERT, Heinz. Munich 26.6.1932 — Göttingen 14.6.2005. German Indologist, a Famous Specialist of Buddhist Studies. Professor in Göttingen. Son of Rudolf Bechert (1900–1961), a lawyer, and Herta Bade. After gymnasium in Rosenheim (near Salzburg in Austria) from 1950 studies at Munich, beginning with classical philology and history, soon linguistics under…
BALIN, Viktor Iosifovič. Bolšoe Muraškino 20.10.1925 — 1991. Russian Indologist (Hindi). Son of a worker. 1943-45 in Red Army. Graduated 1951 Leningrad. Kand. filologičeskih nauk 1956. Docent 1961. From 1952 taught at Oriental Faculty (1972 kafedr. ind. filologii), Leningrad. Publications: Kand.diss. Prem Čand – novellist. Manuscript of 426 p. Lg. 1956.…
BALAKIN, Andrej Andreevič. Orel (Oryol) 13.8.1883 — after 1926. Russian Oriental Scholar. Son of Andrej Il’ič Balakin, an army surgeon in reserve, and his wife Ekaterina Andreevna. Matriculated 1904 from Orlov classical gymnasium. Studied Oriental languages (especially Arabic under Krymskij) at St. Petersburg. Publications: ???. Sources: *M. Ju. Sorokina, “Kto…
BAILEY, David Roy Shackleton. Lancaster 10.12.1917 — Ann Arbor 28.11.2005. British Classical Scholar and Tibetologist in the U.S.A. Professor in Ann Arbor and Cambridge, Mass. Son of John Henry Shackleton Bailey, a schoolteacher and mathematician, and Rosamund Maud Giles, educated in Lancaster. During the war served in the code-breaking unit.…
BACH, Claus-Peter. 19?? — 2005. German Physician. Dr.med. In 1973 in Frankfurt a. M., then internist in Memmingen, Swabia. Several visits to the Himalayas. Married with Lissy Bach-Sedel (b. c. 1930), no children. Publications: Mustang: Blick in ein verborgenes Königreich im Himalaya. 192 p. 78 ill. Wb. 1993. – “Om…
ASSAS Y EREÑO, Manuel de. Santander 28.6.1813 — Santander 16.6.1880. Spanish Historian and Oriental Scholar. Born of Santander oligarchy, in 1825-27 at Seminario Conciliar de Burgos, then studies of law at Madrid (graduated 1836). In 1838-39 studied architecture at Instituto Cántabro. In 1839-57 worked in Semanario Pintoresco Español, finally its…
ARNOLD, Thomas Walker. Devonport, Plymouth 19.4.1864 — Kensington, London 9.6.1930. Sir. British Historian of Islamic Art. Son of a Devonport businessman, Frederick Arnold and Matilda Christiana Sweet. The family moved to London and he was, educated at City of London School. From 1883 studied Classics and Oriental languages (Sanskrit from…
ARCHER, Mildred Agnes (née Bell, called “Tim”). London 28.12.1911 — Cleeve, Somerset 4.5.2005. British Art Historian. Daughter of two teachers. Educated in London, from 1930s studies at Oxford (St.Hilda’s College): M.A., D.Litt. 1977. Wife and helper of —> W. G. Archer (1907–1979), since 1934. On 1934-48 they were living in India…
APPEL, Karel. Paris 6.12.1857 — Warsaw 16.3.1930. Polish Linguist. Publications: ???. Sources: *Polish Wikipedia with photo (no longer found in 2024, the Dutch painter fills my Google search).
ANDREWS, Frederick Henry (Fred). 1866 — 1957. British Educator and Scholar in India, a lay Art Historian, noted for his catalogues of M. A. Stein’s Central Asian finds. Son of publisher Arliss Andrews. He studied stained glass and joined the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society and Society for the Protection of Ancient…