YOUNG, Gerard Mackworth. 7.4.1884 — 28.11.1965. British Civil Servant in India, then archaeologist in Greece. Son of Sir William Mackworth Young (1840–1924) of I.C.S. and Frances Mary Egerton. Educated at Eton College, studied classics at King’s College, Cambridge. Joined I.C.S. 1907 and was assigned to the Punjab. Deputy Commissioner of…
WISE, James Fawns Norton. 1835 — 1886. British (Scottish) Physician in India. Son of —> Th. A. Wise (1802–1889) and Emily Isabella Disney (1812–1839). Worked ten years in Dhaka, retired. In India he copied inscriptions, collected folklore and conducted ethnographic studies. Publications: “Notes on Sunárgáon, Eastern Bengal”; JASB 43:1, 1874,…
VORLÄNDER, Franz. Röttgen near Bonn 15.9.1806 — Marburg 31.3.1867. German Philosopher. Roman Catholic. Lost early his father, educated by his mother, school in Siegen and gymnasium briefly in Wetzlar. Studied at Bonn and 1832-34 Berlin (under Lachmann and Schleiermacher), also learned Sanskrit from Bopp. Ph.D. 1834 Berlin. PD 1842 Berlin,…
TAYLER, William. 8.4.1808 — St.Leonards 8.3.1892. British Civil Servant in India. Son of officer Archdale Wilson Tayler (1759–1814) and Frances Eliza Hall (1767–1845). In India 1829-67, 1830 Assistant Commissioner in Cuttack, then served in Bengal. From 1855 Commissioner of Patna. He foresaw the 1857 uprising and did his best during…
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.…
ROST, Ernest Reinhold. Ealing, London 22.8.1872 — Putney, London 23.6.1930. British Physician and Bauddha in Burma. Lieutenant-colonel (1915). Son of German parents, —> Ernst Reinhold Rost (1822–1896) and Minna Laue. Educated at Highgate School and at St.Mary’s. M.R.C.S. & L.R.C.P. 1895, joined Indian Medical Service 1896. Worked as civil surgeon…
OCHOA, Pierre Charles Olloba d’. Bayonne 26.2.1816 — Paris 2.6.1846. French Traveller. Illegitimate son of Julie Belles. Educated in Bordeaux. Employed by a shipping company he visited South India in 1835-36 and now developed an interest in Indian languages and literature. In 1839 student of Garcin de Tassy at É.L.O.V. In 1843-44…
NECKEL, Hannah. 18?? — 19??. According to her only known publication she was “Frau in Heidelberg.” Most probably she was Hannah Neckel (née von Wink). Wismar 23.4.1881 — Berlin 22.2.1968. She married 1904 Dr. Gustav Neckel, who was then Oberlehrer in Breslau until 1911, from 1909 also PD at Breslau…
JOHNSON, Edwin Lee. Mount Vernon, Ill. 25.10.1874 — 1947. U.S. Linguist. Son of Adam Clarke Johnson and Margaret Ann Sweeney. High School in Oxford, Miss. Studied at Mississippi University (A.B. 1894) and Vanderbilt University (A.M. 1900). Ph.D. 1910 Vanderbilt. Taught Latin and Greek at Quitman College, Ark. in 1896-98, Instructor…
HORSLEY, William Henry. Teddington, Middlesex 28.10.1812 — 8.2.1893. British Colonial Officer. Son of of George Henry Horsley of Middlesex and Frances Elizabeth Harding. After Addiscombe a year of specialist training at Chatham and then joined Madras Engineers. Mainly involved with civil engineering projects, especially in Travancore. Finally Lieutenant Colonel. Married…