HIRTH, Friedrich. Gräfentonna, Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha 16.4.1845 — Munich 9.1.1927. German Sinologist in the U.S.A. Spent 25 years in China, then Professor in New York. Son of Georg H. (1807–1857), a lawyer, and Louise Drevelle du Frênes (1819–1860). Educated at Gotha Gymnasium, in 1865-68 studies of classical philology at Leipzig, Berlin and…
HIRT, Herman(n) Alfred. Magdeburg 19.12.1865 — Giessen 12/20.9.1936. German IE scholar. Professor in Giessen. Son of the master carpenter Heinrich Hirt and Bertha Bollmann, educated in Magdeburg. Studies of Sanskrit and IE linguistics at Leipzig and Freiburg, under Brugmann, Leskien, Zarncke, Sievers and Windisch. Ph.D. 1889. Travelled in Lithuania and…
HIRSZBANT (Hirschband), B. Abraham. 18?? — 19??. Hungarian (?) Student of Indology. Ph.D. 1887 Vienna. Publications: Diss. 1887 publ. as Über Kshemendra’s Darpadalana. 71 p. St.P. 1892 (Analysis and specimens of the text). Sources: Nothing found.
HINZ, Walther. Stuttgart 19.11.1906 — Göttingen 12.4.1992. German Oriental and Iranian Scholar. Professor in Göttingen. Son of a merchant, lost early his parents. Studied first journalism, but soon switched to East European history, Slavistics, Turkish and Persian (under Schaeder and Massé), in 1926-30 at Leipzig, Munich and Paris. Ph.D. 1930…
HINLOOPEN LABBERTON, Dirk van. Doesburg, Gelderland 24.9.1874 — Ojai, Calif. 3.9.1961. Dutch Theosophist interested in Sanskrit, lived a long time in Indonesia. Son of the bookseller Richard van H.L. and Regina Henke van Assen. Matriculated 1893 from Arnhem, he went in 1894 to Indonesia and worked as employee in sugar…
HINCKS, Edward. Cork 19.8.1792 — Killyleagh, county Down 3.12.1866. Rev. Irish Priest and Oriental Scholar. The eldest son of the Presbyterian minister and naturalist Thomas Dix H. (1767–1857), whose father came in 1767 from Chester to Dublin, and Anne Boult. Educated at home and at Middleton College in Cork, from…
HILPERT, Nelly. Mrs. 18?? — 19??. German, in 1924/26 listed as living in Breslau, in 1929 left the society. Called doctor, in 1929 Professor (by A. Nehring in Schrader’s Dictionary). Publications: “Die Parivrājikā in Kālidāsa’s Mālavikāgnimitra”, ZII 3, 1925, 140-145. Sources: Not in the N.D.B.; D.M.G. member lists in ZDMG.
HILMARSSON, Jörundur Garðar. Reykjavík 15.3.1946 — Reykjavík 13.8. 1992. Icelandic IE Linguist and Tocharian Scholar. Son of a lawyer, educated at classical gymnasium. Studies of Linguistics at Oslo from 1966-77, M.A. 1977. In 1979-81 studied Tocharian at Kiel (W. Winter). Ph.D. 1986 Leiden (under Fr. Kortlandt). In 1973 and 1979-81…
HILLEBRANDT, Alfred. Großnädlitz bei Breslau (now Nadolice Wielkie in Poland) 15.3.1853 — Deutsch-Lissa bei Breslau (now Wrocław-Leśnica) 18.10.1927. German Indologist. Professor at Breslau. Son of Franz H., a Lutheran minister, and Philippine Levi. After school in Großnädlitz and Breslau studies of Indology at Breslau (under Stenzler) and Munich (Haug). With…
HILL, William Douglas Penneck. Kensington, London 1884 — Poole, Dorset 9.4.1962. British Indologist. Son of Arthur James Hill and Fanny Catheside Hingston. M.A. Worked as Assistant Master at Eton and as Principal of Jay Narayan’s High School Benares. Back in the U.K. Scholar of King’s College, Cambridge. His much praised…