BOULTON, John Victor. 1934 — 2006. British Indologist (NIA). Ph.D. 1967 S.O.A.S. From 1962 Lecturer in Bengali and Oriya at S.O.A.S., retired 1988. Publications: Diss. on Oriya. Manuscript S.O.A.S. 1967. – Phakirmohana Senapati: His life and prose-fiction. 537 p. Bhubaneshwar 1993 (rev. diss. on Oḍiyā author). – With G. Mishra:…
BONIŃSKI, Piotr. Eastern Poland 1898 — Gliwice 1968. Polish Bauddha. Originally interested in Theosophy and Hinduism, but 1946 turned to Buddhism after reading Dahlke, Neumann, et al. Together with —> W. Misiewicz he founded in 1949 Kolo Pryjaciol Buddyzmu (Circle of the Friends of Buddhism) in Radom. Publications: Translated: Wybor now…
BEXELL, David Enoch Fridolf Samuel. Barnarp, Jönköpings län 24.8.1861 — Tirupattur 5.7.1938. Swedish Missionary in South India. Son of Rev. Josef Bexell (1815–1897) and Maria Hansson. Studied at Lund and Leipzig. Ordained 1887 and left for India. Worked in different mission stations, in 1893-99 in Coimbatore and 1900-09 in Pudukkottai. In…
AUSTIN, Jack. Caerleon, Newport, Wales 16.7.1917 — 15.8.1993. British Bauddha. Reading of Edwin Arnold turned him into Buddhism. Joined A. Govinda’s Arya Maitreya Mandala, led its British branch. Living in London. Friend of Christmas Humhreys. Married 1949, four children. Publications: Translated: The Dhammapada, a New Version. L. 1945, 6th ed. 72…
AUROUSSEAU, Léonard Eugène. Cannes 12.7.1888 — Yerres, Île-de-France 24.1.1929. French Sinologist. Son of Paul Jules Aurousseau and Anaïs Stéphanie Forestier. Educated at colleges of Montluçon (Allier) and Montbéliard (Doubs), then at Lycée Henri-IV in Paris. Studied Chinese at É.P.H.É. (Chavannes) and É.L.O.V. In 1909 to Indochina as soldier, also allowed…
AMES, Michael McClean. Vancouver 19.6.1933 — Vancouver 20.2.2006. Canadian Anthropologist of South Asia. Professor in Vancouver. Son of Ernest Ames and Elsie McClean, both of British origin. B.A. 1956 University of British Columbia, Ph.D. 1961 Harvard in Social Anthropology (under C. DuBois). In 1962–64 Assistant Professor at McMaster University. From…
ZEBROWSKI, Mark Kandel. Springfield, Mass. 11.12.1944 — London 22.8.1999. U.S. Architect and Art Historian in the U.K., Specialist of Mughal Period. Born in a Polish-Italian family, grew up in Enfield, Conn., educated at Dartmouth College. Studied at Harvard. In 1967 served in Peace Corps in India and became interested in Mughal…
ZAFIROPULO, Ghiorghio. Marseille 7.6.1909 — Pâlis (Aube) 18.8.1993. Greek Sculptor in France. Born of Greek parents in France, son of Polybe Zafiropulo (1868–1951) and Sophia Economo von San Serff (1869–1939), grew up in Marseille. In the 1930s living in Paris and Vienna, now began his artistic career. During WW II…
WURM, Paul. Blaubeuren 30.11.1829 — Calw 31.3.1911. Rev. German Lutheran Priest and Scholar of Religion . Son of Julius Friedrich Wurm (1791–1839), a theologian and classical scholar, and Karoline Friederike Faber (1792–1854). Graduated in theology 1851, served as priest in various parts of Württemberg. In 1864-75 taught theology at Missionshaus…
WHITNEY, Loren Harper. 12.9.1834 — 1912. U.S. Lawyer Interested in Religions. Worked in Chicago (1905). Publications: Life and Teachings of Zoroaster, the Great Persian, including a comparison of the Persian and Hebrew religions, showing that “the word of the Lord” came to the Hebrews by way of Persia. Part second offers…