IVES, Edward. 1719 — Bath 25.9.1786. British Physician and Traveller. In 1744-46 served as navy surgeon in the Mediterranean and after a while in England in 1753-57 in the flag ship of Vice-admiral Charles Watson, commander-in-chief in the East Indies. After Admiral’s death (1757), and himself rather unwell, returned to…
HYART, Charles. 1913 — 2004. Belgian Philologist. Studies at Liège (also Sanskrit with Fohalle). Taught Russian at Liège. Publications: Les contes de l’Inde. Brussels 1944. – “Le poème Nal’ i Damajanti de V. A. Zukovskij et l’original hindou”, Annuaire de l’Institut de philologie et d’histoire orientales et slaves 12 (= Mélanges…
HUTCHISON, John. Johnstone, Renfrewshire 1848 — Chamba 24.7.1936 (when 88). British (Scottish) Missionary in India. Son of Peter Hutchinson and Anne Mcghie. Studied medicine in Edinburgh. Medical missionary of the Church of Scotland in the Punjab. Graduated in 1871 and left for India, where he spent the rest of his…
HUNTINGTON, Ellsworth. Galesburg, Illinois 16.9.1876 — New Haven 17.10.1947. U.S. Geographer and Central Asian Explorer. Graduated from Beloit College 1897. M.A. 1902 Harvard. Ph.D. 1909 Yale. He taught at Euphrates College, Turkey (1897-1901), then accompanied the Pumpelly (1903) and Barrett (1905-1906) expeditions to Central Asia, in 1909 led an expedition…
HÜBSCHMANNOVÁ, Milena. Prague 10.6.1933 — Kameeldrift, South Africa 8.9.2005. Czech Indologist and Romani scholar. After school in Prague studied from 1951 Bengali and Hindi-Urdu at Prague. In 1953 met some Romanis and as going to India was not generally allowed in the communist country turned to Romani studies. Graduated 1956…
HOLLINGBERY, William. 1767? — 1809. British Civil Servant in India. Served in Hyderabad residence, 1799-1801 participated in Malcolm’s embassy to Persia. Publications: A History of His Late Highness Nizam Alee Khaun, Soobah of the Dekhan. 9+22+58+73+38 p. Calcutta 1805. – A Journal of Observations, Made During the British Embassy to…
HÖLTY, Arnold Karl Konrad. Jembke, dt. Gifhorn, Niedersachsen 11.8.1800 — 2.9.1857. German Theologian. Son of a priest. Studies ar Göttingen. From 1826 Lutheran Pastor in Uelzen (1836), 1838-42 Superintendet in Osterode, then in Lüneburg until 1852. Provost in Ruelzen 1852-57. Married. Publications: Dsjemschid, Feridun, Gustasp, Zoroaster: eine kritisch-historische Untersuchung über die beiden…
HOECK, Karl Friedrich Christian. Oelber am Weißen Wege, Wolfenbüttel 13.5.1794 — Göttingen 13.1.1877. German Classical Philologist and Historian. After gymnasium in Wolfenbüttel studied 2012-16 Classics at Göttingen (under Heeren et al.). From 1814 employed in Göttingen University. Ph.D. 1818., soon (still 1818) PD, ao. Professor 1823, ord. 1831. From 1845…
HILLER, Hiram Milliken, Jr. near Kahoka, Clark county, Missouri 8.3.1867 — Bellefonte, PA 8.8.1921. U.S. Physician, Explorer, and Ethnographer. Son of Colonel Hiram Milliken Hiller, Sr. (1834–1895) and Sarah Fulton Bell. Graduated B.S. 1887 from Parsons College, Iowa. Studied at the medical school of University of Pennsylvania (graduated 1891), met…
HENNINGS, August Adolph Friedrich. Pinneberg, Holstein 19.7.1746 — Rantzau, Holstein 17.5.1826. German-Danish politician, publicist and writer. Son of Staaatsrat Martin Nicolai Hennings. After gymnasium in Altona studied law and cameralism at Göttingen, dr.iuris 1766. Beside studies read Voltaire and Rousseau. From 1870-80/84 official in Danish service. Then moved to Sesvig…