BABBITT, Irving. Dayton, Ohio 2.8.1865 — Cambridge, Mass. 15.7.1933. U.S. Romance Philologist interested in Pāli. Son of Edwin Dwight Babbitt (1828–1905) and Augusta Darling (1836–1876). Grew up in Madisonville near Cincinnati. From 1885 studied at Harvard (A.B. 1889, A.M. 1893, including Sanskrit), also studies in Paris 1891-92 (Pāli and Buddhism…
BAER, Emil. Rifferswil in Loo, Canton Zürich 23.12.1884 — Dielsdorf, Canton Zürich 8.11.1945. Swiss Priest and Student of Indology. Son of the factory owner Theodor Baer and Anna Leuthold. School at home village, in Affoltern and in Zürich, from 1906 studies at Zürich: theology, classical languages, Arabic and Sanskrit (under…
BUTTERWORTH, Alan. Southport, Lancashire 25.7.1864 — London 25.5.1937. British Civil Servant in India. Son of Henry Butterworth and Mary Jane Schofield. Educated at Elizabeth College in Guernsey and studied from 1883 at Balliol College in Oxford. In 1886 joined I.C.S. in Madras. From 1897 Deputy and Sessions Judge in Dharwar,…
BUSSAGLI, Mario. Siena 23.9.1917 — Frosinone, Lazio 14.8.1988. Italian Art Historian. Professor in Rome. Studies under Tucci at Rome (graduated 1940 with a diss. on Gandhāra art. After war Docent at La Sapienza (Rome), first also librarian, from 1957 professore straordinario di Storia dell’ Arte dell’ India e dell’ Asia…
BUSHELL, Stephen Wootton. Ash-next-Sandwich, Kent 28.7.1844 — Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex 19.9.1908. British Physician in China, a Sinologist and early Specialist of Chinese Art. Son of William Bushell, a wealthy farmer, and Sarah Francis Wootton (d. 1850). Educated in Tunbridge and Chigwell. Studies at Guy’s Hospital and London University,…
BUSCHARDT, Leo Maxim. Copenhagen 24.8.1906 — Copenhagen 11.3.1966. Danish Indologist. Librarian in Copenhagen. Son of Henrik Christian Matthias Buschardt (1874–1952), a mason and musician, and Ingeborg Pedersen. Studies at Copenhagen University from 1925, 1935 M.A. there in history of religions. From 1943 worked in the library of Landbohøjskolen, from 1944…
BURY, John Bagnell. Clontibret, co. Monaghan, Ireland 16.10.1861 — Rome 1.6.1927. British (Irish) Classical Scholar and Historian. Professor in Cambridge. Son of Rev. Edward John Bury, Anglican canon of Clogher, and Anna Rogers. Educated in Londonderry, studies at Trinity College in Dublin. In 1893-1902 Professor of Modern History at Trinity…
BURTON, Richard Francis. Barnham House, Elstree, Hertfordshire 19.3.1821 — Trieste 20.10.1890 (Dingle & Garrett: born in Torquay, Devon, Penzer explains: born in Toquay, baptised in Elstree, Herts). Sir. British (partly of Irish origin) Oriental Scholar, Pioneer of Anthropology, Traveller and Diplomat. Son of colonel Joseph Netterville Burton (1782–1857) and Martha…
BURT, Thomas Seymour. 1805 — Cotmandene, Dorking, Surrey 8/9.3.1890. British Colonial Officer in India. Possibly from Plymouth. Educated in 1821-23 at Addiscombe. From 1824 served as lieutenant in Bengal Engineers, from 1843 Major, in 1847 dismissed. In 1840 discovered the Bairāṭ Edict (erroneously called the Bhabra Edict) of Aśoka. N.B.…
BURROWS, Lionel Burton. Deposit, N.Y. 12.3.1883 — Kingsbridge area, Devon 13.10.1970. British (or U.S. in British Service?) Civil Servant in India. Son of Charles Benjamin Burrows (1857–1902), a publisher, and Lily Amelia Craymer. Educated at St.Paul’s School in Darjeeling and at Elphinstone College in Bombay. In 1907 joined the Bengal…