SCHARBAU, Carl Anders (soon C. A. Skriver-Scharbau). Garstedt 8.12.1903 — 24.3.1983. German Priest and former Student of Indology/Religion. Became interested in Buddhism in 1920. A heart defect slowered his career, but later also saved him from war service in the army. Ph.D. 1932 Tübingen. Ordained 1933 in Hamburg. In 1934-58…
SCHANZLIN, G. L. —> Gottlieb L. SCHAENZLIN.
SAZANOVA, Natal’ja Mihajlovna. Moscow 19.1.1932 — 17.4.2006. Russian Indologist (Hindi Literature). Daughter of official. Graduated 1954 from Moscow in history. Kand. filol. nauk 1962, Dr. filol. nauk 1984. From 1958 taught at Institute of Oriental Languages, Moscow University. Professor’s title 1989. Publications: At least 50 items, e.g. kand.diss. Problematika dramaturgii…
SALET, Pierre. Paris 10.11. or 9.3.1875 — Paris 20.11.1936. French Astronomer interested in religions. Son of Georges Salet (1844–1894) and Louise Zélie Roger d’Hostel. From 1899 student of astronomy at Paris Observatory, aide-astronome 1906, astronome adjoint 1912, astronome titulaire 1927. Married 1906 Marie Thérèse Bazin (1881–1970), three sons. Publications: Les…
SELKIRK, James. 1??? — 1880. Rev. British Missionary in Sri Lanka. In 1826-39 missionary of Church Missionary Society in Ceylon. Back in the U.K. Curate of Middleton Tyas, Yorkshire (1839/48). Married, his wife died in 1876. In his book shows interest in the culture, customs, and traditions of the island.…
SCERRATO, Umberto. 4.11.1928 — 19.2.2004. Italian Archaeologist and Art Historian. Taught at Naples. Worked on Islamic and Iranian regions, alo participated in Swat excavations. To his memory is dedicated the Museo Orientale Umberto Scerrato in Naples, opened in 2012. Publications: Arte islamica a Napoli. 16+208 p. Napoli 1968; other writings…
SADOC, Lemuel. 1??? — ????. Student of Indian Thought in Germany. M.A. Ph.D. 1924 Frankfurt. Then Professor at St.Stephen’s College in Delhi (1926). In the 1930s taught English, French and German at Indian School of Mines in Dhanbad. He joined American Oriental Society in 1926 – perhaps he was American…
TASKER, Theodore James. Stuttgart, Germany 1884 — 1981. Sir. British Civil Servant in India. Son of John Greenwood Tasker and Ellen Martha Sanderson. In 1908-44 in I.C.S., Madras, in 1927-42 seconded to Nizam’s government in Hyderabad. C.I.E. 1932. Married 1915 Jessie Helen Smith, four children. Publications: “Prehistory and Anthropology in the…
SYKES, Percy Molesworth. Brompton, Kent 28.2.1867 — London 11.6.1945. Sir. British Colonial Officer and Diplomat. Brigadier-General. Son of army chaplain Rev. William Sykes (1829–1900) and Mary Molesworth, educated at Rugby, military education at Sandhurst. From 1888 served in 2nd Dragoon Guards in India, 1895 Lieutenant, 1897 Captain. In 1892 secret…
SWADESH, Morris. Holyoke, MA 22.1.1909 — México City 20.7.1967. U.S. Linguist. Son of Bessarabian Jewish immigrant parents. Etudies at University of Chicago (B.A., M.A.), then followed his teacher E. Sapir to Yale (Ph.D. there 1933). In 1937-39 taught at University of Wisconsin in Madison, then in war service (some time…