FIÓK, Károly. Nagykároly (now Carei in Romania) 29.4.1857 — Debrecen 21.5.1915. Hungarian Schoolteacher and Translator of Sanskrit Literature. Studies of Classics, IE, Persian and Sanskrit at Berlin and Munich. In 1886-1907 teacher at ev.-reform. Obergymnasium in Budapest (Budapesti Reformatús Főgimnázium), in 1907-15 teacher of Latin at ev.-reform. High School in…
FINOT, Louis. Bar-sur-Aube (Aube) 20.7.1864 — Toulon (Var) 16.5.1935. French Indologist and South-East Asian Scholar. Son of Bernardin-Florentin Finot, a notary, and Marie Valentine Doré. After school in Troyes studies of law and economic history in Paris (licence). From 1890 employed in Bibliothèque Nationale as a stagiaire, from 1892 as…
FINCK, Franz Nikolaus. Krefeld, Ruhr 26.6.(26.2.?)1867 — Berlin-Südende 3./4.5.1910. German Linguist (Indo-Europaean, Celtic and Gipsy, but also Bantu, Polynesian and Caucasian). Professor in Berlin. Son of the factory-owner Jakob Finck and Agnes Neumann. Gymnasium in Krefeld. After interrupted law studies served in army in 1886-91, then studied linguistics at Munich,…
FINCK, Felix (lay Henricus Finck). Antwerpen 1868 — Maryabad, Punjab (Pakistan) 29.3.1932. Father. Belgian Capuchin (OFM) Missionary, Historian and Tibetan Scholar in India. From Antwerpen, worked in Maryabad in Western Punjab. In 1912 living in Calcutta, then 191?-21 in Bettiah. Publications: Wrote on the old Mughal mission of Jesuits. –…
FINCH, William. 15?? — Baghdad ?.8.1613. British Merchant and Traveller in India. Native of London. He came to Surat with Hawkins in 1608 and had to stay there because of an illness, but joined later Hawkins in E.I.C. expedition in spring 1610 at Jahangir’s court and spent one and a…
FILON, Louise Charlette. 1832 — 1902. See under her nom-de-plume —> SUMMER, Mary
FILLIOZAT, Jean Lucien Antoine. Paris 4.11.1906 — Paris 27.10.1982. French Indologist. Professor in Paris. Son of a physician, educated in Paris (Lycée Henri IV and Louis le Grand). After studies of medicine in Paris (Dr. med. 1930) he practised as ophthalmologist until 1947. But he became early interested in India…
FILCHNER, Wilhelm. Munich (or Bayreuth?) 13.9.1877 — Zürich 7.5.1957. German Geodesist and Explorer. Son of Eduard Filchner (1836–1882), Lazarettverwaltungsinspektor in Bayreuth, and Rosine von Leistner (1855–1908), Catholic. Lost early his father and lived in Munich with his mother and uncle. After school entered military career. As a second lieutenant he…
FIGULLA, Hugo Heinrich Max. Loslau, Kr. Rybnik, Oberschlesien (now Wodzisław Śląski in Poland) 27.12.1885 — London 6.2.1969. German Assyriologist and Hittite Scholar also interested in Dravidian. Son of Ferdinand Figulla and Sophie Stoklossa. After gymnasium in Ratibor studied at Berlin and Breslau (Assyriology under Br. Meissner). Ph.D. 1911 Breslau in…
FIGUEIREDO, António Pereira Cândido de. Lobão da Beira, Tondela 19.9.1846 — Lisbon 26.9.1925. Portuguese Linguist, Journalist and Poet interested in India. Son of Francisco de Figueiredo. After studies of theology and classics at Viseu (ordained priest 1867, later abandoned priesthood) worked as a teacher, in 1869-74 studied law at Coimbra.…