BENARY, Franz Simon Ferdinand. Kassel 22.3.1805 — Berlin 7.2.1880. German Indologist and Orientalist. Professor in Berlin. Born in Kassel in a Jewish family, as a son of the banker Salmon Levy (1770–1828; from 1818 Benary) and Gutheil Meilert (1778–1833), brother of —> Agathon Benary (1807–1860). The family took the name…
BENARY, Karl Albert Agathon. Kassel 17.1.1807 — Berlin 6.12.1860. German Classical and IE scholar. Teacher in Berlin. Born in Kassel as a son of the Jewish banker Salmon Levy (1770–1828; from 1818 Benary) and Gutheil Meilert (1778–1833), brother of —> Ferdinand Benary (1805–1880). The family took the name Benary in…
BELTRAMI, Arnaldo. 1.9.1862 — 19??. Italian Classical Scholar interested in Indology. Ph.D. 1885 Turin. He was a schoolteacher (Professor) of Latin and Greek in Messina, then in 1896–1931 at R. Liceo Galvani in Bologna, and a Docent of Greek at Bologna University. Publications: Diss. Il grecismo nella sintassi latina. 91…
BELLONI-FILIPPI, Ferdinando. Buti near Pisa 7/17.7.1877 — Florence 24.1. 1960. Italian Indologist. Professor in Florence and Pisa. A student of Pullé and Formichi, graduated in 1901 at Pisa. From 1904 libera docenza in filologia sanscrita at Pisa, taught there 1905-09. In 1909 further studies of German and Sanskrit (Jacobi) at…
BELLIN, Antoine-Gaspard. Lyon 15.6.1815 — Lyon 3.4.1891. French Literate interested in Oriental Studies. Studies at Lyon, Dr.iuris 1839. Served all his life until high age as a civil judge in his home town (at tribunal civil de Lyon), also the librarian of the court. He had many-sided literary interests, but…
BELLEW, Henry Walter. Nusserabad (Nasirabad, Ajmer dt.) 30.8.1834 — Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire 26.7.1892. British Physician and Orientalist (Pashto Scholar) in India. Son of Captain (later Major-General) Henry Walter Bellew (1803–1842) of the Bengal army (killed in Afghan war) and Anna Jeremie (1811–1905), educated at St. George’s Hospital, London. Served in…
BELLASIS, Augustus Fortunatus. India, Bombay Presidency 9.10.1822 — Red Sea 23.3.1872. British Civil Servant in India. Son of Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel Hutchins Bellasis (1785–1836) and Mary Tadman. In Bombay Presidency from 1842, served as Collector and Magistrate of Hyderabad (Sind) and finally President of the Harbour and Pilot Board in Bombay.…
BELL, Harry Charles Purvis. Bombay (Mumbai) 21.9.1851 — Kandy 6.9.1937. British Archaeologist of Sri Lanka. Son of General Harry Wainwright Bell (1821–1888) of Irish/Scottish descent, and Harriet Elizabeth Isabella Croker (1822–1900). From 1864 educated at Cheltenham College, but never went to a university. From 1873 in Ceylon Civil service, served…
BELL, Charles Alfred. Calcutta 31.10.1870 — Oak Bay, Victoria, B.C. 8.3.1945. Sir. British Tibetan Scholar, Traveller, and Civil Servant in India. Born as a son of a civil servant (in India) Henry Bell and his wife Anne. Educated at Winchester College, studies at Oxford (New College). In 1891 joined Indian…
BELIGATTI, Giovanni —> CASSIANO DA MACERATA.