DANDOY, Georges. Hemptinne, Namur 5.2.1882 — Calcutta 11.6.1962. S.J. Belgian Missionary, Indologist and Theologist in India. Studied philosophy at Namur (1905-05) and at Stonehurst Jesuit College, England (1905-07), then 1907-09 Sanskrit at Oxford. Taught at St.Xavier’s College in Calcutta in 1909-12, then 1912-16 theological studies at St.Mary’s in Kurseong near…
DYNOWSKA, Wanda (Umādevī). St.Petersburg 30.6.1888 — Mysore 20.3.1971. Polish Theosophist in India. Born in Russia in a family of Polish nobility, daughter of Eustachy Dynowski and Helena Sokołowska. Grew up mainly in the family estate in present-day Latvia, educated at home. Studied in Cracow and Lausanne, during WW I in…
DYMŠIC, Zalman Movševič. Janovič near Vitebsk 25.5.1921 — Moscow 6.1.1990. Russian Indologist, specialist of Hindi/Urdu. Born in Belarus, son of an official. In 1940-46 in Red Army, then studies at Moscow. Graduated in 1950. In 1953-54 taught at Oriental Institute in Moscow, from 1954 at Moscow Institute of International Relations.…
DUVAU, Louis Léon. Saumur (Maine-et-Loire) 12.7.1864 — Angers (Maine-et-Loire) 14.7.1903. French IE Linguist. After school in Orléans studied in Paris (under Bréal and de Saussure) and 1886-87 Leipzig, then two years further studies in Rome. Licencié 1883, agrégé 1884 Paris. From c. 1887-88 Professor (maître de conférences) of classical philology…
DUTREUIL DE RHINS, Jules-Léon. Saint-Étienne (Loire) 2.1.1846 — Tong-mbon-ndo in Kham 5.6.1894. French Marine Officer, Cartographer, Traveller and Explorer. Son of Jean-Denis Dutreuil de Rhins (1816–1872) and Jeanne Félicité Blondart. Born in the Loire area, educated at École navale. Joined first the merchant navy, soon moved to military navy. In…
DUTOIT, Julius Franz Gustav. Darmstadt 13.3.1872 — Munich 17.6.1958. German Indologist (Pāli Scholar). Son of a teacher of modern languages. Matriculated from the Gymnasium of Darmstadt in 1890. In 1890-93 studied classical philology at Munich, Giessen, and again Munich (also Indology under E. Kuhn). As student became Roman Catholic. Ph.D.…
DUTENS, Jean-Michel Albert Alfred. Abbeville (Somme) 13.3.1841 — Paris 8.7.1917. French Linguist. Son of Louis Dutens (1800–1866) and Marie Amélie Hecquet d’Orval. Ph.D. 1883 Paris. According to Meillet his dissertation was good, but attracted so little attention that the depressed author never published much more, although remained member of the…
DURSCH, Johann Georg Martin. Deggingen, Kr. Göppingen, Württemberg 11.11.1800 — Rottweil, Württemberg 21.2.1881. German Catholic Theologian interested in Sanskrit. Studies at Tübingen, ordained as priest in 1825. Dr.theol. and Ph.D. 1825. Then two and a half year studies of Oriental languages in Paris (under Chézy et al.). After returning he…
DURR, Jacques Alfred. 1891 — 1982. French (or Swiss?) Indologist and Tibetologist. In Paris (1948), later (1958) in Germany. Married Annelise Maria Margaret Kiene-Kaiser. Publications: “Matériaux pour servir à une étude comparative des langues sino-tibéto-birmanes basée sur l’interprétation des faits de langue tibétain”, Actes du XXIe Congrès intern. des Orientalistes,…
DUROISELLE, Charles. Paris 25.6.1871 — Paris 7.4.1951. French Archaeologist and Pāli Scholar in Burma. Son of François Victor Duroiselle, a designer, and Clara Lorichon, went to Burma when 19. From 1903 correspondant of É.F.E.O. In 1909 Honorary Keeper of Manuscripts in Bernard Free Library, Rangoon. Superintendent of the Archaeological Survey…