SMET, Jean de
SMET, Jean de. 1862 — 1???. Rev. Father. S.J. Belgian Missionary in India. In Ranchi, Chota-Nagpore. Publications: Rudiments of a Mundari Grammar. 81 p. Calcutta 1891. Sources: No further details found.
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SMART, Bath C.
SMART, Bath Charles. 1838 — 1887. British Physician interested in Gipsy Language. M.D. Worked in Manchester. Married Elizabeth Gurteen, widower 1867. Publications: The Dialect of the English Gypsies. 1863, 2nd rev. & enlarged ed. with Henry Thomas Crofton. 23+302 p. L. 1875. Sources: Wikisource, wife’s name and death in Medical Journal, no…
SMALL, George
SMALL, George. 1??? — 1???. Rev. Baptist Missionary in India. M.A. Worked in Calcutta and Benares, retired for health reasons in the early 1860s (another source: 1852). Married 1852 Ann Chadwick (née Lovegrove). In the Preface to his Sanskrit Literature the author admits to have collected his material from Indological books.…
SLATER, Samuel
SLATER, Samuel. 18?? — after 1896, before 1912. Rev. British Missionary and Educator in India. Graduated from King’s College, London. In 1847 arrived at Calcutta, ordained priest there. From 1850 Rector of St. Paul’s School, then Professor at Bishop’s College in Calcutta, retired in 1860 because of his wife’s health…
SLATER, Robert H. L.
SLATER, Robert Henry Lawson. Newcastle-upon-Tyne 8.2.1896 — 24.12.1984. Rev. British Buddhist Scholar in North America. Son of Harold Slater and Jane Lawson. Grew up in Yorkshire. Lost early his parents and worked as reporter in Newcastle. From 1919 studies of Theology at Emmanuel College (B.A. 1922), Cambridge, then at Jesus College 1922-24.…
SKRINE, Clarmont
SKRINE, Clarmont Percival. Kensington, London 28.2.1888 — 1974. Sir. British Civil Servant and Diplomat in India. Sir. Son of —> F. H. B. Skrine (1847–1933) and Helen Lucy Stewart. After Winchester College studies at Oxford (New College). Joined I.C.S. in 1912, from 1915 in Indian political service. In 1916-19 British…
SKEMP, Frank Whittingham
SKEMP, Frank Whittingham. Eccles, Lancashire 13.12.1880 — 1971. British Civil Servant in India. Son of Thomas Skemp (1851–1910). Studies at Manchester (B.A. 1900, M.A. 1904) and in preparation for I.C.S. at Cambridge (Petershouse) 1903-04. Served in the Punjab. Married Dorothy Frazer (1882–1965), children. Publications: Multani Stories. Collected and translated. 81 p.…
SIRR, Henry Charles
SIRR, Henry Charles. 1807 — London 23.11.1872. Sir. British (Irish) Lawyer and Diplomat. Son of Henry Charles Sirr (1764–1841), Town Major of Dublin, and Eliza D’Arcy (1767–1829). Graduated B.A. 1833 from Trinity College, Dublin. In 1836 called to bar at Lincoln’s Inn, London. British vice-consul in Hong Kong (1843), then…
SINCLAIR, William F.
SINCLAIR, William Frederick. 1849? — 15.5.1900, when 51. British Civil Servant in India. Son of William Sinclair, D.L. Joined I.C.S. in 1866, arrived at Bombay 1868. Served in various administrative positions in Bombay Presidency, in the 1880s Collector in Kolaba, finally 1890-94 Senior Collector in Thana, then retired. Publications: Archaeological and…
SIEGERT, Hans
SIEGERT, Hans Karl. Fürth, Bavaria 21.03.1911 — 10.01.1957. German Teacher and Linguist. Studied linguistics, classics, German and history at Munich (under Wüst et al.). Lehrerprüfung 1938. Member of NSDAP, served in WW II (in 1942 in Wehrmacht). Worked as gymnasium teacher in Munich, in the 1950s in Ingolstadt. Publications: “Zur Geschichte…