SPRUNG, George Mervyn Carter (also known as George M. C. Sprung). Winnipeg 1913 — Peterborough, Ontario 5.1.2000. Canadian Buddhist Scholar. Son of Benjamin Franklin Sprung (1871–1937) and Elizabeth Ann Carter. Studies at Manitoba (B.A.), Toronto (M.A.) and Berlin (Ph.D. 1939). Back in Canada volunteered in army and, speaking fluent German, was…
SPRING, Frederic. 17?? — 18??. Rev. British Missionary of Church Missionary Society in India. M.A. Chaplain of Madras Army in Tellicherry from before 1817, when he founded a school there. Returned to the U.K. in 1824. The first name is somewhat uncertain, some Internet sources call him Francis. On his…
SPITTEL, Richard Lionel. Tangalle, Sri Lanka 9.12.1881 — Colombo 3.9.1969. British Physician, Anthropologist and Author in Sri Lanka, a Pioneer of Vedda Research. Son of Dr. Frederick George Spittel (1853–1943), of Ceylon Health Service, and Zilla Jansz. After Colombo Royal College and Ceylon Medical College (L.M.S. 1905) trained in 1906-09…
SPENEDER, Leopold. 1901 — 19??. Austrian Art Historian. Ph.D. 1927 Vienna (under Strzygowski). From 1932 Universitätsassistent of art history at Vienna (still there 1941). Still active as art historian in 1946. After war teacher at Vokshochschule until 1960. One L. Speneder (b. 1901) married Maria Marchard (b. 1907) in 1929…
ŠOHAJ, František (Franz Schohai). Pacov 25.11.1815 (or 1816?) — Prague 31.5.1878. Czech Author and Classical Philologist. Educated in Prague, studied philosophy at Prague. Ph.D. 1848. Worked as tutor, from 1848 Professor of Philosophy at Prague, taugh also philology and aesthetics, in Czech. In 1859 moved to Academic Gymnasium, where he taught…
SMYTH, William Henry Carmichael. Middlesex 30.7.1780 — Alloway, Ayrshire 9.9.1861. British Colonial Officer in India. Son of James Carmichael Smyth, a Scottish physician. and his wife Mary, educated at Charterhouse School. In 1797 joined Bengal Artillery, after an expedition to South-East Asia served in Allahabad and Agra. In 1807 returned to…
SNELLING, John. 1943 — London 28.2.1992. British Bauddha. In the 1960s noted archer, participated in 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. In 1971-72 travelled in India. Suffered long (from 1975) of leukaemia. In the 1980s General Secretary of the Buddhist Society, author of several books, a broadcaster and the editor of…
SMYTH, George Monro Carmichael (Carmichael-Smyth). Middlesex 18.9.1803 — Kensington, London 29.4.1890. British (Scottish) Colonial Officer in India. Son of physician James Carmichael Smyth (1742–1821) and Mary Holyland (1753?–1806). Arrived in India in 1819/20. Rised to Major of 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry, in 1857 Colonel and Commandant of 3rd Light Cavalry in…
SMITHER, James George. Ireland 1833 — Camberwell, London 1910. British (Irish) Architect in Sri Lanka. Worked as architect in London and in 1865-83 as the first Government Architect of Ceylon, then retired to England. In 1899 he finally retired from architectural practice. O.B.E. As architect his work included the National…