JULIUSSON, Per Vilhelm Hilding. Stockholm 18.7.1916 — Vallentuna, Uppland 29.10.1977. Swedish Priest, Missionary, and Scholar of Comparative Religion. Son of estate owner Carl J. and Anna Eriksson. Educated in Stockholm, worked as a teacher. From 1937 renewed studies at Stockholm (M.A. 1941) and Uppsala (M.Theol. 1944), ordained priest 1944. Worked…
JULIEN, Aignan-Stanislas (born Noël J.). Orléans 14.4.1797/21.9.1799 — Paris 13/14.2. 1873. According to Maspéro born 13.5.1797 (24 germinal an V). French Sinologist interested in Buddhism and Sanskrit. Professor in Paris. Born in modest family and lost early (1802) his father, mechanic Stanislas J. He had difficulties with his studies (he…
JUKES, Andrew. Canada 1847 — 28.4.1931. British (Canadian) Medical Missionary in India. Educated at Blundell’s Son of Mark Richard J. and Harriet Maria Hole. Educated at Blundell’s School in Tiverton, Devon, then higher education in medicine in England. M.D. For a while had a practice in Yorkshire. From 1878 medical…
JÜLG, Bernhard. Ringelbach (Oberkirch), Baden 20.8.1825 — Innsbruck 14.8.1886. German Oriental and Classical Scholar in Austria. Professor in Cracow and Innsbruck. Born in a Catholic farmer family, son of Bernhard J. and Maria Josepha Peter. Gymnasium from 1839 in Offenburg, 1843-44 in Mannheim. In 1844-45 studied classical philology at Heidelberg,…
JOUVEAU-DUBREUIL, Gabriel. Saigon 1.1.1885 — Paris 15.7.1945. French Teacher and Archaeologist in India, He came to Pondichéry in 1909 and worked as Professor of “physique chimie” at Pondichéry Collège in for 27 years. In 1938 apparently still living there. In 1926 found Nagarjunakonda, then excavated by Longhurst. Himself condusted eexcavations…
JOURDAIN, John. 15?? — 17.7.1619. British Traveller in India. Son of John J., a merchant and mayor of Lyme Regis in Dorset. Participated in the English Indian voyage of 1608, remained in Surat when others went to the Mughal court (—> Hawkins). In 1610 visited Agra (6 months), then joined…
JOSEPH, E. 18?? — 19??. British Civil Servant in India. From 1905 served in Rohtak, 1910-12 as Deputy Commissioner. In 1920/28 he was Revenue Secretary to Punjab government. In 1946 E. Joseph donated a prisoner’s tag from Pakistan to Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford. Publications: Punjab District Gazetteer: Rohtak District. 182…
JORDANUS CATALANI DE SÉVÉRAC (Jourdain). fl. 1280/1330. Father. French Dominican Missionary in India, of Catalan background. Probably born in Sévérac-le-Château north-east of Toulouse. Arrived in India in 1321 (if not earlier), when he narrowly escaped the killing of missionaries in Thana. After a while in Gujarat he worked many years…
JONG, Jan Willem de. Leiden 15.2.1921 — Canberra 22.1.2000. Dutch Indologist and Buddhist Scholar in Australia. Professor in Leiden and Canberra. After gymnasium in Leiden studies of Chinese, Japanese and Sanskrit at Leiden in 1939-45 (cand. 1945), at Harvard 1946 and in Paris 1947-50, now also Tibetan. During the war the…
JONG, Albert Johannes de. 1880 — 1961. Dutch Indologist. Student of Caland. Ph.D. 1917 Utrecht. Until Caland’s retirement in 1929/30 listened to his classes. Publications: Diss. Afgoderije der Oost-indische heydenen door Philippus Baldaeus. Nieuwe uitgave met aanteekeningen en inleiding. 85+236 p. the Hague 1917. – Books and articles on Dutch…