GIMBUTAS, Marija (Lith. Marija Gimbutienė, born Marija Birutė Alseikaitė). Vilnius 23.1.1921 — Los Angeles 2.2.1994. Lithuanian Archaeologist in the U.S.A. Professor in Los Angeles. Daughter of two physicians, Danielius Alseika (d. 1936) and Veronika Janulaitytė-Alseikienė. In 1931 the family moved to Kaunas and parents divorced. After gymnasium in Kaunas studied linguistics…
GILLINGS, James. Norwich, Norfolk 15.11.1822 — 1897. Rev. BritishMethodist Missionary in Sri Lanka. In 1844-50 Superintendent of English school in Batticaloa, then returned on health reasons to the U.K. Retired and moved to Coonoor (Kuṉṉūr) in South India. Publications: “On the Veddahs of Bintenne”, JRAS-CB2:3 (7), 1853, 83-89. Sources: Scanty stray notes in…
GILLE, Albert. 1878 — 1950. Father. S.J. Belgian Missionary in India 1904-25. In 1929 A.G. of S.J. was in Edinburgh. In the 1930s A.G. from Belgium was missionary in Burundi. Publications: “Notes on Some Native Medicines from Southern India”, Man 6, 1906, 182-187. – A Record of the Inscriptions at the Catholic Church…
GILBERT, William Harlen, Jr. Covington, co. Kenton, Kentucky 1904 — Silverspring, co. Montgomery, Maryland 1988. U.S. Anthropologist. Ph.D. 1935 Chicago (diss. on Cherokees). In 1936-37 taught Sociology at Auburn University. Later working in Library of Congress. Publications: Peoples of India. 4+86 p. 21 pl. Smithsonian Inst. ‘War Background Studies’ 18. 1944; Caste…
GIELECKI, Wojciech Marceli. 23.10.1876 — 11.9.1957. Polish Classical Scholar, Librarian in Cracow. Married. Publications: Pomysły filozoficzne w hymnach Rig-Vedy. 102 p. Cracow 1910, 152 p. Cracow 1911. – Unrelevant publications. Sources: *K. Tatarowicz, Rocz. Bibl. 1958, 593f.; stray notes in Internet.
GERSHEVITCH, Ilya (Il’ja Arkad‘evič Gerševič). Zürich 24.10.1914 — Cambridge 11.4.2001. Russian Iranian Scholar in the U.K. Professor in Cambridge. Born in Switzerland of Russian parents, Arkadi and Mila G., who came from Smolensk. They were fleeing the outbreak of WW I as the father was then studying medicine in Germany. Educated…
GERMANN, Wilhelm Ferdinand. Gardelegen, Sachsen-Anhalt 3.4.1840 — Meiningen 7.2.1902. German Missionary in India. Worked in Tamilnadu. Studied theology at Erlangen, in 1864 joined the Lutheran Leipzig Mission. Ordained priest in 1865 and left for Madras. Returning in 1867 he became minister in Meiningen, from 1886 church councilor and superintendent in…
GELL, Alfred Antony Francis (born Antony Francis Gell). 12.6.1945 — 28.1.1997. British Social Anthropologist. Son of Professor Philip Gell (1914–2001), an Immunologist, and his wife Susan. Studies at Trinity College, Cambridge (M.Phil. under E. Leach) and London School of Economics (Ph.D. 1973 under R. Firth). Taught at University of Sussex, from…
GEIGER, Alfred. 1??? — 19??. Ph.D. 1934, student of philosopher Othmar Spann at Vienna. In his diss. he took very favourable view of the caste system, following his teacher’s preference for strong leadership and hierarchical structure. Publications: Rev. diss. Die indoarische Gesellschaftsordnung. 16+223 p. Tübingen 1935. Sources: Nothing found about…
GEHRICH, Georg. Northeim, Niedersachsen 1867 — 1920. German Protestant Priest interested in Oriental Religions. Pastor in Stellichte (Hannover), later (1914) in Goslar. Married Marie Knoke (1870–1947), at least one son. Publications: Translated Cumont’s, Pettazzonis and Tiele’s works into German (1895/1909). – “Zur Frage nach dem Alter des Avesta”, Archiv f. Rel.wiss. 1,…