BURCH, George Bosworth. Hartford, Conn. 12.7.1902 — 4.6.1973. U.S. Philosopher interested in Indian Thought. Son of George Washington Burch (1858–1919) and Mary Jane Bosworth (1863–1946), educated at Harvard (A.B. 1923, A.M. 1927, Ph.D. 1939). Graduate studies also at the universities of Geneva (1933-34) and Paris (1935-36). In 1942-46 Professor of…
BUNSEN, Christian Karl Josias (then Karl, Freiherr von Bunsen). Korbach, Waldeck 25.8.1791 — Bonn 28.11.1860. German Diplomat and Scholar. Son of a Dutch officer, Heinrich Christian Bunsen, who died already before his birth in 1790 (but see below), and Johanette Brocken (or Brocki, 1750–1819). School in Korbach, studies of theology…
BULIČ, Sergej Konstantinovič. St.Petersburg (Vikip. Kazan) 27.8.(8.9.)1859 — Petrograd 15.4.1921. Russian Linguist. Professor in St.Petersburg. Born in a noble family originating from Kazan Government, son of Konstantin Nikitič Bulič and Vera Petrovna Sergeeva. Orthodox. Educated in 1870-78 at gymnasium in Kazan, then 1878-84 studied Linguistics, Sanskrit, and Slavic philology at…
BULCKE, Camille (Kamiel). Ramskapelle, Knokke-Heist, West Flanders 1.9.1909 — Delhi 17.8.1982. S.J. Belgian Missionary and Indologist (Hindi Scholar) in India (from 1935), Indian citizen. Son of a businessman, Adolphus Bulcke, and Maria Gheyle, educated in Brugge. After school in Brugge studied first technics at Leuven passing the lower examination (B.Sc.).…
BUITENEN, Johannes (Hans) Adrianus Bernardus van (U.S. Van B.). the Hague 21.5.1928 — Champaign, Ill. 21.9.1979. Dutch Indologist in the U.S.A. Professor in Chicago. As a schoolboy in the Hague learned some Sanskrit from —> Ali Beth, then studies at Utrecht 1946-51 under Gonda, in 1951-53 his assistant. Ph.D. 1953…
BUISKOOL, Herman Eildert. Weeding, Drenthe 12.1.1884 — Leiden 11.8.1963. Dutch Indologist. Son of Hindrik Buiskool (1847–1917), a school director, and Albertina Bos. In 1898-1902 studies of teacher training in Nijmegen and Arnhem. He was “at first a school-teacher and later a civil servant who was mostly engaged in committee work…
BUGGE, Elseus Sophus. Larvik 5.1.1833 — Tønset 8.7.1907. Norwegian Linguist, mainly Scandinavian, but also IE, Anatolian and Etruscan Scholar. Professor in Christiania (Oslo). Son of Alexander Bugge (1790–1854), a merchant and former lieutenant, and Maren Kirstine Sartz (1799–1836). After school in Larvik he started 1848 (when 15) studies of classical…
BÜRK, Albert. 18?? — 19??. German or Austrian Indologist. No Indological diss. in Janert, not a member of D.M.G. In 1901/02 he was in Tübingen, perhaps a student of Garbe. As the name is far from unique and without many personal information, one cannot say, whether the Indological and non-Indological…
BÜHLER, Johann Michael. 1817? — India 7.6.1854. German Indologist and Missionary in South India. From Adelberg in Württemberg. After several years of Sanskrit studies in Germany (perhaps under Ewald, with whom he later corresponded) he left for India as a missionary of Basel Mission in 1846. He arrived at Calicut…
BÜHLER, Johann Georg. Borstel bei Nienburg (Hannover) 19.7.1837 — Bodensee 8.4.1898. German Indologist in India (1863-80) and Austria. Professor in Vienna. Son of Rev. Johann Georg Bühler (1802–1891) and Charlotte Elisabeth Hagemann (1806–1861). Educated in Hannover, where he had among his teachers the philologists Ahrens and Kühner. In 1855 he…