CABATON, Antoine. Nérondes (Cher) 11.12.1863 — Vannes (Morbihan), Brittany 25.11.1942. French Scholar of South-East Asia and Indonesia. Grew up in Paris and Orléans. Studies of pharmacy, then, after military service (1884-86), of medicine (Dr.med.), now also of Sanskrit at É.P.H.É. (Lévi) and Egyptology at École du Louvre. Soon abandoned medicine.…
BUTTERWORTH, Alan. Southport, Lancashire 25.7.1864 — London 25.5.1937. British Civil Servant in India. Son of Henry Butterworth and Mary Jane Schofield. Educated at Elizabeth College in Guernsey and studied from 1883 at Balliol College in Oxford. In 1886 joined I.C.S. in Madras. From 1897 Deputy and Sessions Judge in Dharwar,…
BUSHELL, Stephen Wootton. Ash-next-Sandwich, Kent 28.7.1844 — Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex 19.9.1908. British Physician in China, a Sinologist and early Specialist of Chinese Art. Son of William Bushell, a wealthy farmer, and Sarah Francis Wootton (d. 1850). Educated in Tunbridge and Chigwell. Studies at Guy’s Hospital and London University…
BURY, John Bagnell. Clontibret, co. Monaghan, Ireland 16.10.1861 — Rome 1.6.1927. British (Irish) Classical Scholar and Historian. Professor in Cambridge. Son of Rev. Edward John Bury, Anglican canon of Clogher, and Anna Rogers. Educated in Londonderry, studies at Trinity College in Dublin, fellow 1885. In 1893-1902 Professor of Modern History…
BURTON, Richard Francis. Barnham House, Elstree, Hertfordshire 19.3.1821 — Trieste 20.10.1890 (Dingle & Garrett: born in Torquay, Devon, Penzer explains: born in Toquay, baptised in Elstree, Herts). Sir. British (partly of Irish origin) Oriental Scholar, Pioneer of Anthropology, Traveller and Diplomat. Son of Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Netterville Burton (1782–1857) and Martha…
BURT, Thomas Seymour. 1805 — Cotmandene, Dorking, Surrey 8/9.3.1890. British Colonial Officer in India. Possibly from Plymouth. Educated in 1821-23 at Addiscombe. From 1824 served as lieutenant in Bengal Engineers, from 1843 Major, in 1847 dismissed. In 1840 discovered the Bairāṭ Edict (erroneously called the Bhabra Edict) of Aśoka. Fellow…
BURROWS, Lionel Burton. Deposit, N.Y. 12.3.1883 — Kingsbridge area, Devon 13.10.1970. British (or U.S. in British Service?) Civil Servant in India. Son of Charles Benjamin Burrows (1857–1902), a publisher, and Lily Amelia Craymer. Educated at St.Paul’s School in Darjeeling and at Elphinstone College in Bombay. In 1907 joined the Bengal…
BURRITT, Elihu. New Britain, Conn. 8.12.1810 — ibid. 6.3.1879. “The Learned Blacksmith”. U.S. Literate interested in Sanskrit. Son of an eccentric shoemaker-farmer (d. 1828). He was trained as smith in his home district and worked 1828-37 as a smith in Worcester, Mass. Began privately to study languages already as an…
BURNOUF, Jean-Louis. Urville near Valognes (Manche) 14.9.1775 — Paris 8.5.1844. French Classical Scholar interested in Sanskrit. Professor in Paris. Father of —> Eugène Burnouf (1801–1852) and uncle of —> É.-L. Burnouf (1821–1907). One of the 8 children of a poor weaver, lost early his father. In 1793 concluded the collège…
BURNOUF, Émile-Louis. Valognes (Manche) 25/26.8.1821 — Paris 1.7. or 15/16.1.1907. French Indologist and Classical scholar. Son of bailiff Charles Burnouf (1787–1859) and Aimée Felicity Lévêque, cousin of —> Eugène Burnouf (1801–1852). After Lycée Saint-Louis studied from 1841 at École normale supérieure, then sent to École d’Athènes. Ph.D. 1850 Paris. From…