DEUSSEN, Paul Jakob. Oberdreis/Westerwald, Kr. Neuwied 7.1.1845 — Kiel 6.7.1919. German Indologist and Philosopher. Professor in Kiel. Son of Rev. Adam Deussen (1801–1887), a minister, and Jakobine Ingelbach (1813–1893). Attended Gymnasium in Elberfeld and Landesschule in Pforta, where his classmate and future life-long friend Friedrich Nietzsche introduced him to Schopenhauer’s…
DE STEFANI, Eduardo Luigi. Naples 4.6.1869 — Rome 10.9.1921 (hardly 1913?). Italian Linguist (Greek Scholar) also interested in Indology. Professor in Rome. After studies at Florence under Pavolini et al. he was appointed in 1910 the “incaricato dell’ insegnamento della grammatica latina e greca” at R. Università di Roma (La…
DESGODINS, Auguste. Manheulles (Meuse) 16.10.1826 — Padang (Pedong) near Darjeeling 14.3.1913. Father. French Missionary and Tibetan Scholar. Son of Charles Michel François Desgodins, an officer, and Marie Joséphine de Roton. Studied theology in the seminaries of Verdun and Saint-Sulpice, ordained priest in 1850. After a few years as priest in…
DENIS, Eugène. Corps-Nuds, Brittany 2.2.1921 — Bangkok 11.12.1986. S.J. Father. French Missionary and Pāli Scholar in Thailand. Grew up in a deeply Catholic family. After seminary in Rennes became Jesuit novice in Laval. In 1948 sent to China, learned the language but was soon expulsed by communists in 1951. Ordained…
DENECKE, Walter. 23.5.1899 — 19??. German Indologist. Apparently student of Jacobi and Schubring. Ph.D. Hamburg 1923. Publications: Diss. Digambara-Texte. Eine Darstellung ihrer Sprache und ihres Inhalts. Manuscript of 95 p. Hamburg 1923 (8 p. summary printed). – “Mitteilungen über Digambara-Texte”, Festgabe H. Jacobi 1926, 160-168. Sources: Diss. in Janert; not…
DEMING, Wilbur Stone. Boston, Mass. 13.3. or 24.10.1889 — Bridgeport, co. Fairfield, Conn. 31.10.1971. Rev. U.S. Missionary in India. Son of Rev. Miner Rudd Deming (1844–1925) and Mary Frances Losey. After Revere and Sharon High Schools (graduated 1906) studies at Boston and Brown Universities (graduated 1912). Ph.D. From 1912 member…
DEMIÉVILLE, Paul Henri. Lausanne 13.9.1894 — Paris 23.3.1979. French (born Swiss) Sinologist and Buddhist scholar. French citizen 1931. Professor in Paris. Son of Paul Demiéville (1855–1947, Professor of Medicine at Lausanne) and Annette Manuel. After gymnasium in Bern studied history of music and Russian at Munich, London, Edinburgh and Paris,…
DE LORENZO, Giuseppe Giovanni Angelo. Lagonegro, Potenza 24.4.1871 — Naples 27.6.1957. Italian Scientist and Bauddha. Professor of Geology in Naples. Born in Southern Italy, son of Lorenzo De Lorenzo and Carolina Rinaldi. After studies at Naples became in 1897 PD and 1905 Professor of Geology and Physical Geography there. Retired…
DELMERICK, James George. 1828/29 (hardly 1831) — 1915. British Civil Servant in India. In 1872 in Rawalpindi, 1874/77 Assistant Commissioner in Delhi. Married 1849 in Agra Isabella Mary Luckstedt (1831–1910), children. Publications: “Notes on Archaeological Remains at Sháhki Dherí, and the site of Taxila”, JASB 39:1, 1870, 89-94; “A History…
DELITZSCH, Friedrich Conrad Gerhard. Erlangen 3.9.1850 — Langenschwalbach (now Bad Schwalbach near Wiesbaden) 19.12.1922. German Assyriologist, started with Sanskrit. Professor in Leipzig, Breslau and Berlin. Son of the famous Old Testament scholar (Luth.) and Leipzig Professor Franz Delitzsch (1813–1890) and Clara Silber (1823–1894). In 1868-72 studied at Leipzig and Berlin…