NEUMANN, Karl Eugen

NEUMANN, Karl Eugen. Vienna 18.10.1865 — Vienna 18.10.1915. Austrian Indologist (Buddhist Scholar) and Bauddha. Living in Vienna. Son of Angelo Neumann (1838–1910), a baritone singer and conductor of an orchestra, originally from Prague, Roman catholic, and Pauline von Mihalowitz. Went to school in Leipzig where his family was then living.…

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NEUGEBAUER, Otto

NEUGEBAUER, Otto Eduard. Innsbruck 26.5.1899 — Princeton, N.J. 19.2.1990. Austrian Historian of Astronomy and Mathematics in the U.S.A. Son of Rudolph N., a railway engineer and collector of Oriental carpets, lost early his parents. In 1917 he left Akad. Gymnasium, Graz, to join the army and thus obtained his matriculation…

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NEISSER, Walter

NEISSER, Walter. Schweidnitz, Schlesien (now Świdnica in Poland) 7.2.1860 — Breslau 16.12.1941. German Indologist. Son of Dr.med. Joseph N. (1814-1890). After matriculation from Breslau (1877) studies at Breslau and Göttingen. Ph.D. 1882 Göttingen (under Fick). Lived his whole life as a private scholar in Breslau doing research on Sanskrit, especially…

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NEHRING, Alfons

NEHRING, Alfons. Bischwitz bei Trebnitz, Niederschlesien (now Biskupice-Oławskie near Trebnica in Poland) 12.8.1890 — Würzburg 9.12.1967. German IE Scholar. Professor in Würzburg, in 1938-52 in the U.S.A. Son of Nicolaus Nehring (1852–1908), a trader, and Paula Riesenfeld (1861–1926). Studies at Breslau and Berlin, Ph.D. 1915 under O. Schrader at Breslau.…

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NEGELEIN, Julius von

NEGELEIN, Julius von. Königsberg 17.10.1872 — Erlangen 16.12.1932. German Indologist. Professor in Erlangen. Son of an official. After school in Königsberg studies at Greifswald, Berlin, Königsberg and Marburg. Ph.D. 1897 Königsberg, from 1899 PD there. Later ao. Professor at Königsberg. In 1914-20 in army. From 1920 ord. Professor at Erlangen…

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NEBESKY-WOJKOWITZ, René von

NEBESKY-WOJKOWITZ, René Mario von. Velké Hoštice (Gross Hochschütz) Moravia 29.6.1923 — Vienna 9.7.1959. Czech Anthropologist and Tibetologist in Austria. Son of Gottlieb N. von W., an officer of Czech army, and Emmy Lorenz. After school in Olomouc and gymnasium in Litoměřice (Leitmeritz) studied at Prague, Berlin and Vienna (Bleichsteiner) Tibetan,…

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NAZARI, Oreste

NAZARI, Oreste. Turin 20.5.1866 — 1923. Italian Indologist and Linguist. Professor in Palermo. Student of Gorresio. For a while teacher in Turin, 1898-1901 also PD at the university, then professore ordinario di sanscrito (Crisanti first straordinario) e incaricato di storia comparata delle lingue classiche e neolatine at Reale Università di…

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NAU, Heinrich

NAU, Heinrich (Henry). Beltershausen, Marburg 21.9.1881 — Greensboro, NC 17.5.1956. German Lutheran Missionary and Student of Indology (Tamil). Son of a farmer, studied at Marburg. Emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1902. Now turned to religion and studied at Concordia Seminary in St.Louis. Missionary in South India 1905-14. Learned Tamil and Sanskrit.…

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NASILOV, Vladimir Mihajlovič

NASILOV, Vladimir Mihajlovič. Zarajsk, Gub. Rjazan 15.(27.)5.1893 — Moscow 20.5.1970. Russian Central Asian Scholar, specialist of Uigur (ancient and modern). Son of a priest, educated in Zarajsk. Graduated 1917 from Lazarevskij Institut, Moscow. In 1928-30 naučnyj sotrudnik at Institute of Peoples of Soviet Union, in 1930-35 taught at Communist University…

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NAHUCRIŠVILI, Grigorij Lukič

NAHUCRIŠVILI, Grigorij Lukič. Hašmi, Sagarejo district, Georgia 8.8.1922 — 27.5.1984. Georgian Indo-Iranian Scholar. Son of a farmer. In 1941-46 in army. Graduated 1949 from Tbilisi Oriental Faculty. Kand. filol. nauk 1954, Docent 1965. From 1952 taught at Tbilisi University, from 1976 with chair. Publications: At least 20 publications, i.al. – Kand.…

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