SAGI, Alexander. Kispet (now Budapest XIX) 16.5.1929 — Grenzach, dt. Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg 22.7.1993. Hungarian Catholic Priest and Psychologist in Austria and Germany. Son of Stefan Sagi, a mechanician, and Valerie Frank, grew up in deeply religious home. In 1947-52 studies of theology at Vienna. Theol.Dr. (Cath.) 1953 Vienna. Ordained priest.…
SAFAREWICZ, Jan. Daugavpils (Latvia) 8.2.1904 — Cracow 9.4.1992. Polish IE Linguist. Professor at Krakow. Son of tax official, lost early his parentsa and grew up with his uncle, Alexander S., bacteriologist and Professor of Medicine at Wilno (Vilnius), studied there linguistics and classics. Ph.D. 1927 in Indo-European Linguistics. Further studies…
RÜDIGER, Johann Christian Christoph. Burg near Magdeburg 9.5.1751 — 21.10.1822. German Cameralist and Linguist. Background not known. From 1768 studies of law and modern languages at Halle. PD 1777 and from 1791 ao. Professor der Kameralwissenschaften and still 1791 also ord. at Halle. But he was also a linguist. He…
RÜCKERT, Friedrich. Schweinfurt 16.5.1788 — Neusess bei Coburg, Franken 31.1.1866. German Poet, Translator, Oriental Scholar and Indologist. Professor in Erlangen and Berlin. Son of Johann Adam Rückert (1763–1831), a lawyer, and Maria Barbara Schoppach (1766–1835). After gymnasium in Schweinfurt (1802–05) studies of law, languages and literature at Würzburg (1805-09) and…
RUDNICKI, Mikołaj. Sokołow Podlaski, Masovia 6.12.1881 — Puszczykowo near Poznań 28.6.1978. Polish Linguist. Son of Szymon Rudnicki and Zofia Bałkowa. Studies at Cracow (under Rozwadowski). PD 1911 Cracow. From 1919 Professor of IE Linguistics at new Poznań University (ord. 1921), taught there until retired (with the interruption caused by the…
RUDIN, Semën Gesselevič. Leningrad 21.7.1929 — Leningrad 22.8.1973. Russian Indologist (Tamil Scholar). Son of a physician. In 1947-52 studied Indology in Leningrad. From 1955 until his death taught Indology at Leningrad. In 1966 one year in India studying i.al. the Nilghiri languages (Toda, Kota, Kurumba). Kand. filol. nauk 1968 Leningrad.…
ROWLANDS, Jane Helen (Helen o Fôn). Menai Bridge, Anglesey 3.4.1891 — Karimganj 12.2.1955. British (Welsh) Missionary in Assam. Daughter of Captain Jabez and Martha Rowlands, grew up in very religious home. Graduated 1911 in French from University College of North Wales in Bangor, also briefly studies at Cambridge (Newnham College).…
ROVIRALTA BORREL, José. 1856 — 1926. Spanish Physician and Theosophist. In 1889 he was one of the founders of Sociedade Teosófica da Espanha. Publications: Translated: El Bhagavad Gita (Canto del Señor): Diálogos entre Krishna y Arjuna, Príncipe de la India. Barcelona 1896 (not from original); Goethe: Fausto, and other classics…
ROSENBAUM, Ernst (nom-de-plume Dr. Ernst Roenau). Vienna 6.11.1888 — 1938?. Austrian Translator. Son of Ignáz R. and Hermine Zuckerbäcker. Dr.iuris. Worked in graphic industry of his family (“Brüder Rosenbaum”) and translated narrative literature as E. Roenau (apparently adapted for children). Married Adelheid. Publications: Ein Sanskritmärchen nacherzählt. 79 p. Vienna &…
ROSEN, Friedrich (Fritz) Felix Balduin. Leipzig 30.8.1856 — Peking 27.11.1935. German Diplomat and Oriental (Persian and Urdu) Scholar. Son of the diplomat Georg Rosen (1820–1891), from Lippe, and Serena Anna Moscheles (1830–1902), nephew of —> Friedrich A. Rosen. The father was also an Arabic and Persian scholar who translated the…