HUIZINGA, Johan. Groningen 7.12.1872 — De Steeg, Gelderland 1.2.1945. Dutch Student of Indology, then Famous Historian. Professor in Leiden. Son of Dirk Huizinga, a Professor of Physiology, and Jacoba Tonkens, who died when he was two. After school in Groningen studies there in 1891-97, also Indology at Leipzig. Ph.D. 1897…
HÜTTEMANN, Wilhelm Ferdinand. Braunsberg/Ostpreussen (Braniewo in Poland) 27.3.1871 — before 1923. German Teacher and Student of Indology. Son of a school-teacher (Oberlehrer), educated at Lyceums of Metz and Strassburg and finally at Hagenau Gymnasium in Elsass (Alsace). From 1890 studied classical and Indian philology at Strassburg (under Leumann), 1898 teacher’s…
HÜSING, Georg. Liegnitz in Prussian Silesia (now Legnica in Poland) 4.6.1869 — Vienna 1.9.1930. German Scholar of Near Eastern and Iranian history in Austria. Studies at Breslau, Berlin (i.al. under Andreas) and Königsberg. Ph.D. 1897 Königsberg. Living in Breslau, then Habilitation at Vienna in 1912 “für Geschichte und Kulturgeschichte des…
HÜBSCHMANN, Johann Heinrich. Erfurt 1.7.1848 — Strassburg 20.1.1908. German Indo-Iranist. Professor in Strassburg. Son of Ernst Friedrich Hübschmann (d. 1854), a mill owner, and Martha Cramer. After gymnasium in Erfurt, studies of IE and Semitic linguistics at Jena (Schleicher), Tübingen, Leipzig anf Munich. Ph.D. 1872 Munich (under Haug). In 1874…
HUBERT, Henri Pierre Eugène. Paris 23.6.1872 — Chatou (Yvelines) 25.5.1927. French Sociologist, Scholar of Ancient History and Religion. Born in a middle class family, son of François Hyppolite Hubert and Rosalie Virginie Vitry. He grew up in Paris (Lycée Louis-le-Grand), from 1892 at École normale supérieure, agrégation in history 1895.…
HUBER, Édouard (Eduard). Großwangen, Canton Luzern 12.8.1879 — Vinh Long, Vietnam 6.1.1914 (when 35). Swiss Sinologist and South-East Asian Scholar in France, also interested in Buddhism. Son of ev. pastor Anton Huber (but German Wikipedia says he was owner of brick works), and Mathilde Vogel. Educated in Großwangen, Willisau and…
HÛ, Fernand. 18?? — 1???. French Indologist (in preface he calls French “notre langue” and France “notre pays”). Apparently a student of Féer, whom he thanks. Publications: Translated in French, Le Dhammapada. Avec introduction er notes, par F. Hû. Suivi du Sūtra en 42 articles, du tibétain par L. Féer.…
HROZNÝ, Bedřich (Friedrich Hr.). Lissa (now Lysá nad Labem) 6.5.1879 — Prague 12.12.1952. Czech Orientalist (Assyriologist and Hittite Scholar), attempted at Decipherment of Indus Script. Professor in Prague. Son of Václav Hrozný (d. 1896), a Lutheran priest, and Anna Šimáčková. Educated in Prague and Köln (Kolín), now learnt Hebrew and…
HROMOV, Albert Leonidovič. Novgorod 28.8.1930 — 20.4.1992. Russian Iranian Scholar. Son of a military official. Graduated from Moscow University in 1954. Kand. filol. nauk 1963, Dr. filol. nauk 1970. In 1962-70 Editor of the Tadzhik Academy Journal (Izvestija), also naučnyj sotrudnik of the Academy. Docent 1966, Professor 1972. A specialist…
HOUSEHOLDER, Fred Walter (Jr.). Wichita Falls, Texas 1.2.1918 — Bloomington 4.1.1994. U.S. Linguist. Professor in Bloomington. Son of Fred W. Householder, Sr. (1884–1950) and Myrtle Brian Smith, grew up in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Studies at University of Vermont (A.B. 1932) and Columbia University (A.M. 1934, Ph.D. 1941, diss. on…