RANKING, George Speirs Alexander. Hastings, Sussex 1.1.1852 — Caversham, Berkshire 14.6.1934. British Physician and Oriental Scholar in India. Son of Robert Ranking (1785–1867) and Isabella Spiers (1810–1883). Educated at Aldenham School in Hertfordshire and St.Catharine’s College in Cambridge, studied medicine in London. In 1875-1905 in Indian Medical Service, finally as Lieutenant-Colonel. M.A.…
RAMSAY, William. 15.6.1834 — 30.11.1901. British (Scottish) Civil Servant in India. Son of Sir George Ramsay (1800–1871), 9th Bart., and Emily Eugenia Lennon. In Bombay Civil Service. In 1866 in Baitul, Central India (Betul in Madhya Pradesh). Married Harriot Wollaston Dennis (d. 1929), two sons. Publications: Report on the land revenue…
RAMSAY, Horatio Nelson. London 13.12.1805 — Malligaum, New South Wales 20.5.1846. British Colonial Officer in India. Son of Thomas Ramsay and Jane Sills. Served in Bombay Native Infantry, later went to Australia. Captain (from 1823 until death). Died of cholera. Married 1827 Catherine Turner (1810–1876), four daughters and four sons.…
RAMSAY, E. Wardlaw. 18?? — 19??. Miss. British (Scottish) Missionary in India. Worked many years among Korkus in Central India. E. Stock, History of the Church Missionary Society. Suppl. vol. L. 1916, 125 says that one Miss E. Wardlaw-Ramsay came to Palestine in 1889 and died in Jaffa in 1913, but…
RALSTON, William Ralston Shedden (born W. R. Shedden). London 4.4.1828 — London 6.8.1889. British Author, Translator and Russian Philologist. Son of William Patrick Ralston Shedden (1794–1880), a wealthy merchant with Scottish background who had long been in Calcutta, and Frances Sophia Browne. Grew up in Brighton and in Brixham, Devonshire. In…
RAE, George Milne. Udny, Aberdeenshire 2.9.1840 — Edinburgh 24.3.1917. Rev. British (Scottish) Missionary in South India. Son of John Rae (1800–1856) and Isobel Milne. Studies at Aberdeen (M.A. 1863). Ordained as missionary in 1867. Taught at Madras Christian College and Madras University. Retired 1891 and settled in Edinburgh. D.D. 1893…
RYSIEWICZ, Zygmunt. Krosno, Subcarpathian Voivodeship 5.1.1911 — Warsaw 14.4.1954. Polish Indologist and Linguist. From 1929 studies of Polish, Slavics and philosophy at Jan Kasimir University, Lwów (L’viv), student of Kuryłowicz. In 1936-45 at Lwów, then moved to Cracow. In 1947-48 further studies in Paris under Renou, Bloch and Benveniste. From…
RÜDIGER, Johann Christian Christoph. Burg near Magdeburg 9.5.1751 — 21.10.1822. German Cameralist and Linguist. Background not known. From 1768 studies of law and modern languages at Halle. PD 1777 and from 1791 ao. Professor der Kameralwissenschaften and still in 1791 also ord. at Halle. He was also a linguist. He…
RÜCKERT, Friedrich Johann Michael. Schweinfurt 16.5.1788 — Neusess bei Coburg, Franken 31.1.1866. German Poet, Translator, Oriental Scholar and Indologist. Professor in Erlangen and Berlin. Son of Johann Adam Rückert (1763–1831), a lawyer, and Maria Barbara Schoppach (1766–1835). After gymnasium in Schweinfurt (1802–05) studies of law, languages and literature at Würzburg…
RUDNICKI, Mikołaj. Sokołow Podlaski, Mazovia 6.12.1881 — Puszczykowo near Poznań 28.6.1978. Polish Linguist. Son of Szymon Rudnicki and Zofia Bałkowa. Studies at Cracow (under Rozwadowski). PD 1911 Cracow. From 1919 Professor of IE Linguistics at new Poznań University (ord. 1921), taught there until retired in 1950 (with the interruption caused…