GERARD, Alexander. Aberdeen 17.2.1792 — Aberdeen 15.12.1839. British (Scottish) Colonial Officer and Explorer in India. Son of Gilbert Gerard (1760–1815), D.D., and Helen Duncan (1765–1838), brother of —> James G. Gerard (1795–1835) and —> Patrick Gerard (1794–1848). Graduated from King’s College, Aberdeen, in 1808 and joined the Bengal Native Infantry…
GEORGIAN, Constantin D. Bucharest 2.1.1850 — 26.11.1904. Romanian Indologist, the First Schooled Oriental Scholar of his Country. Son of a shopkeeper, matriculated in Bucharest in 1869. Graduated at Bucharest University in 1872 with a dissertation on Sallustius and obtained a scholarship. In 1872-75 studied in Paris classical and Romance philology…
GEORGE, Dieter. Frankurt a.M. 12.12.1935 — 8.9.1985. German Indologist. Son of Diplomvolkswirt Walter George and Renate Robertson. In 1938 the family moved to Darmstadt, where he began school. In 1947 to Oberschule in Kassel and in 1948-56 at Gymnasium in Hofgeismar. From 1956 studies of Indology at Marburg under Nobel…
GENTIL, Jean Baptiste Joseph. Bagnols-sur-Cèze (Rhône) 25.6.1726 — Bagnols-sur-Cèze (Rhône) 15.2.1799. French Officer in India. Born in a noble family, joined the army and went out to India in 1752 as officer in an infantry regiment. “Served with distinction under Dupleix, Law of Lauriston, Lally, etc. After the collapse of…
GEMINIANUS A SANCTA OCTAVIA (wrongly Gemignanus a Sancto Octavio, Gemignano Da Sant’ Ottavio). Modena 1702? — on sea near Corfu, January 1763. Italian Carmelite Missionary in South India. Joined the Mahe Mission in 1733, in 1733-35 served in Verapoly, 1735-41 in again Mahe. Probably came to Europe in 1741, 1743…
GEMELLI CARERI (G. CARRERI), Giovanni Francesco. Radicena, Terranova 1651 (1661?) — Naples 25.7.1725. Italian Traveller. Studies at a Jesuit college in Naples (Dr.iuris). Worked as magistrate in Naples and in 1685-87 travelled in Europe. In 1693 started a voyage round the world, during which he visited India in 1695. The…
GELPKE, Fritz Ludwig. Northeim, Hannover 29.12.1896 — 1945. German Indologist. Son of physician Joh. Gelpke and Ottilie Doecks. Gymnasium in Northeim. Participated in WW I and never really recovered. Studies of Indology, Persian and ancient history at Göttingen (Wackernagel, Oldenberg, et al.) and Rostock. After a long interval because of…
GELDNER, Karl Friedrich Eugen. Saalfeld (Sachsen-Meiningen) 17.12.1852 — Marburg/Lahn 5.2.1929. German Indologist and Iranian Scholar. Professor in Marburg. Son of Christian Friedrich Geldner (1821–1890), a minister (archdeacon), and Emma Müller (1822–1876). After school in Hildeburghausen studied from 1871 at Leipzig Indology (under Brockhaus and Windisch) and classical philology, from 1872…
GELDER, Jeannette Maria van. Leiden 2.8.1894 — 15.8.1972 (when 78). Dutch Indologist. Daughter of Dr. Hendrik van Gelder (1860–1921), a classical scholar, and Cornelia Jeannette Maria van de Water. Studied Indology at Leiden (Uhlenbeck, Vogel and Speyer) and Utrecht. Ph.D. 1921 Utrecht under Caland. Then long time librarian at Kon.…
GELABERT Y GORDIOLA, Juan. Palma de Mallorca (or Sóller) 1843 — Madrid 1894. Spanish Linguist and Philologist. Studies at Madrid (i.al. Sanskrit under Garcia Ayuso), Ph.D. 1868. In 1867-70 schoolteacher, also taught Greek and Hebrew at Madrid University. In 1883-94 he was the Professor of Sanskrit at Madrid. His Manual…