CLAWITER, Walter. 1923 — 23.11.1970. German Indologist. Ph.D. Göttingen 1958 (?) under Waldschmidt. Edited Turfan texts and assisted the manuscript catalogue and dictionary of the Turfan fragments in Göttingen in the 1960s. He died of hypertension before he had completed his habilitation and his mother Maria Clawiter (1896–1980) established Walter-Clawiter-Preis…
CLAUSON, Gerard Leslie Makins. Valletta, Malta 28.4.1891 — Chelsea, London 1.5.1974 (or 1973?). Sir. British Linguist and Central Asian (especially Turkish) scholar, but began with Pāli studies. Son of major Sir John Eugene Clauson (1866–1918) and Mary Elizabeth Makins (1862–1949). Educated at Eton, studies at Corpus Christi College, Oxford (classical…
CLARK, Walter Eugene. Digby, Nova Scotia 8.9.1881 — Vista, Calif. 30.9.1960. U.S. Indologist. Professor at Harvard. Born in Canada, but the family moved to the U.S.A. in 1883. Son of Hallet Sylvester Clark (1863–1928), a ship’s cabinetmaker, and Hannah Eliza Thomas. Studies at Harvard (A.B. 1903, A.M. 1904, Ph.D. 1906),…
CLARK, Thomas Welbourne. Ilkeston, Derbyshire 2.1.1904 — 22.12.1969. British Indologist, a Specialist of Bengali and NIA Linguistics. School in Derbyshire, from 1921 studies of English and Latin at University College of Nottingham (then still affiliated to London University). Graduated there, then one year at Cambridge. In 1925 joined Bengal Educational…
CLARK, Edward Winter. Northeast, Dutchess County, NY 25.2.1830 — (St. Augustine, Florida 13.5.1913 or rather) Duchess County, NY 24.6.1913. Rev. U.S. Missionary and Tibeto-Burman (Naga) Scholar. Son of Perry Clark and Caroline Winchell. Educated at Worcester Academy. Graduated M.A. from Brown University 1857, attended Newton Theological Institution and Rochester Theological…
CIOFFI, Salvatore (U Lokanātha Thera). Cervinara, Campania 26.12.1897 — Maymyo (Pyin Oo Lwin), Burma 25.5.1966. Italian-American Bauddha, lived as Buddhist Monk in Burma. Son of Napoletan parents, the family moved to the U.S.A. in 1900. Studies of chemistry at Columbia University in New York (B.Sc. 1922), then at Cooper Institute…
CIMMINO, Francesco. Naples 6.1.1862 — Naples 2.3.1939. Italian Indologist and Poet. Studies at Naples under Kerbaker, graduated in 1886, then at Turin under Flechia. Teacher at Liceo Genovesi and from 1898 libera docenza di letteratura sanscrita at R. Università di Napoli. In 1914 succeeded Kerbaker as Professor (incaricato) of Sanskrit…
CIARDI-DUPRÉ, Giuseppe. Florence 13.9.1875 — 1953. Italian Linguist. Docent of IE comparative grammar at the R. Istituto di Studi Superiori in 1905-12, from 1912 Professor of “storia comparata delle lingue classiche” at Padua University, then at Catania and finally at Florence. Married with Teresa Vandoni, at least one son. Publications:…
CHRISTENSEN, Arthur Emanuel. Copenhagen 9.1.1875 — Copenhagen 31.3.1945. Danish Iranian Scholar. Professor in Copenhagen. Son of post official Vilhelm Christensen (1847–1921) and Dorothea Kjerstine Marcussen. Matriculated in Copenhagen 1893. Studied languages, mainly French and Latin, at Copenhagen, mag. 1900. He had early become interested in the East and studied also…
CHILDE, Vere Gordon. Sydney 14.4.1892 — Blackheath, NSW, Australia 19.10.1957. Australian Archaeologist and Historian in the U.K. Son of the Rev. Stephen Henry Childe (1844–1923) and Harriet Eliza Gordon (1853–1910). Educated at Church of England Grammar School and Sydney University. In 1914 came to England and studied at Queen’s College…