BACH, Claus-Peter. 19?? — 2005. German Physician. Dr.med. In 1973 in Frankfurt a. M., then internist in Memmingen, Swabia. Several visits to the Himalayas. Married with Lissy Bach-Sedel (b. c. 1930), no children. Publications: Mustang: Blick in ein verborgenes Königreich im Himalaya. 192 p. 78 ill. Wb. 1993. – “Om…
ARNOLD, Thomas Walker. Devonport, Plymouth 19.4.1864 — Kensington, London 9.6.1930. Sir. British Historian of Islamic Art. Son of a Devonport businessman, Frederick Arnold and Matilda Christiana Sweet. The family moved to London and he was, educated at City of London School. From 1883 studied Classics and Oriental languages (Sanskrit from…
ARCHER, Mildred Agnes (née Bell, called “Tim”). London 28.12.1911 — Cleeve, Somerset 4.5.2005. British Art Historian. Daughter of two teachers. Educated in London, from 1930s studies at Oxford (St.Hilda’s College): M.A., D.Litt. 1977. Wife and helper of —> W. G. Archer (1907–1979), since 1934. On 1934-48 they were living in India…
APPEL, Karel. Paris 6.12.1857 — Warsaw 16.3.1930. Polish Linguist. Publications: ???. Sources: *Polish Wikipedia with photo (no longer found in 2024, the Dutch painter fills my Google search).
ANDREWS, Frederick Henry (Fred). 1866 — 1957. British Educator and Scholar in India, a lay Art Historian, noted for his catalogues of M. A. Stein’s Central Asian finds. Son of publisher Arliss Andrews. He studied stained glass and joined the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society and Society for the Protection of Ancient…
ALSTON, Anthony J. 1919 — 2004. British (?) Indologist specialized in Advaita Vedānta. Pupil of Hari Prasad Sastri (d. 1956). Ph.D. 1964 under T. R. V. Murti on Post-Śaṁkara Advaita Vedānta, Banaras Hindu University. Later living in London. Publications: Diss. Early Post-Samkara Advaita. Diss. B.H.U. 1964 (manuscript). – Translated: Sureśvara, Naiṣkarma-siddhi. The realization…
ALLOTTE DE LA FUYE, François-Maurice. La Rochelle 6.11.1844 — Versailles 13.2.1939. French Officer, Archaeologist and Numismatist. Son of Brigadier General Augustin Allotte de La Fuÿe (1805–1876) and Susanne Louise Mariocheau de Bonnemort. Jules Verne was his cousin. After École polytechnique (1863-65) joined artillery, also studies at É.P.H.É. Captain 1870, participated in Franco-German war.…
ALFARIC, Prosper. Livinhac-le-Haut (Aveyron) 21.5.1876 — Paris 28.3.1955. French Historian of Religions. Professor in Strasbourg. Born as the oldest of seven children of a modest, deeply religious catholic viticulturist family, soon ruined by Phylloxera. With the help of local vicar he went to school and then to seminary St.Sulpice in…
AHL, Augustus William. 6.9.1886 — Lewisburg, Union County, PA 29.8.1976. U.S. Ancient Historian. Born in Germany, son of William and Dorothea Ahl. A.M. 1912 Susquehanna University. Ph.D. 1920 Vanderbilt University. Professor of Greek at Thiel College (1922), then at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA (1950). Married Henrietta Paulsen (1888–1953), then…
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 (1859–1932). Educated at Eton College, studied classics at King’s College, Cambridge. Joined I.C.S. 1907 and was assigned to the Punjab. Deputy Commissioner…