JOINVILLE, Joseph Endelin de (rarely as de Jonville). 17?? — 18??. French Naturalist. Came to Ceylon in 1798 with Governor North, worked as surveyor-general, left the island in 1805 and disappears. A linguist, cartographer, botanist and artist. One Joseph de Joinville lived in 1753–1821, but no details about him are…
JUNGMANN, Antonín Jan (Anton Johann, Ritter von Jungmann). Hudlitz (Hudlice), Beroun district, Bohemia 19.5.1775 — Prague 10.4.1854. Czech Physician interested in Sanskrit. Son of a German father, Thomas Simon Jungmann, a cobbler, and Czech mother, Kateřina Jungmannová, brother of —> A. J. Jungmann (1773–1847). After school in Prague he was…
JOYES, William Boardman Walter. Madras 9.8.1828 — Ootacamund 11.7.1878. British Teacher in India. Son of Walter Patrick Joyes (1796–1833) and Mary Ann Boardman (1805–1871), a family residing in Madras from the grandfather’s (Major Patrick Joyes) time. Professor of Vernacular Languages at Presidency College, Madras, until death. Married 1857 Clara Clarissa…
JONES, John Peter. Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales 4.9.1847 — Hartford, Conn. 3.10.1916. Rev. U.S. (of Welsh origin) Missionary in South India. Son of Peter Jones (1808–1865?), a coal miner, and Sarah Williams (1810–1865?). Came to the U.S.A. in 1866, graduated from Western Reserve College (later University) in Ohio, then studies at…
HARKNESS, Henry. Lympstone, Devon 7.10.1787 — Lympstone, Devon 17.8.1838. British Colonial Officer in South India. Captain (1826/34). Commanded the escort of Bishop —> Heber until Heber’s death in 1826. He collaborated with —> MacKenzie, edited Ram Raz’s posthumous Architecture of the Hindus (L. 1834) and worked as the secretary of…
JOHN, Christian Samuel. Frobersgrun, Thuringia 11.8.1747 — 1813. Rev. German Pietist Missionary in South India. Son of Rev. Julius Gerhard John and Catharina Dorothea Pyriaus. After school in Greiz studied theology at Halle. Ordained priest in Copenhagen before sailing to India. Worked as teacher from 1771 in Tranquebar. He was…
JENKINS, Richard. Cruckton near Shrewsbury 18.2.1785 — Blackheath near London 30.12.1853. Sir. British Civil Servant in India, then Politician. Son of Richard Jenkins (1760–1797) and Constantia Harriet Ravenscroft. In India 1800-28, served in Bombay C.S., in 1807-27 resident in Nagpur. Returned to England in 1828. He was M.P. (conservative) for…
JARRETT, Henry Sullivan. Madras 17.6.1839 — East Grinstead, Sussex 15.4.1919. British Colonial Officer in India. Colonel. Son of Thomas Stanhope Jarrett and Eliza Julia Chambers. Educated at Prior Park, Bath. Joined Indian army in 1857, just in time to serve against the insurrection. In 1870-94 Secretary and Member of Board…
JANVIER, Levi. Pittsgrove (or Daretown), NJ 25.4.1816 — Anandpore (or Sabathu) 25.3.1864. Rev. U.S. Presbyterian Missionary in the Pañjāb. Son of Rev. George Washington Janvier (1784–1865) and Margaret Fries. Graduated 1835 from Princeton and worked as teacher. Ordained priest. D.D. Married and left for India in 1841. Worked in Fatehpur,…
JAMES, Arthur Lloyd. Pentre, Glamorgan, Wales 21.6.1884 — Crowthorne, Berkshire 24.3.1943. British (Welsh) Phonetician. Professor in London. Son of William James, a mining engineer, and Rachel Clark. After school in Llanelli and Pontypridd studies of French at Cardiff University College, graduated 1905. After a few years as teacher further studies at…