WENZEL, Heinrich Christian Ferdinand. Mainz 7.6.1855 — London 16.6. 1893. German Indologist and Tibetan Scholar in England. Son of Karl August Wenzel (1820–1894), a physician, and Amalia Ida Gabriele Michel (d. 1887). Educated in Mainz, matriculated 1874. Studies from 1874 at Jena, briefly at Leipzig and from 1876 at Tübingen.…
WENNERBERG, Claes Krister Gunnar. 1939 — ?.7.1996, when 57. Swedish Indologist. Son of Gunnar Wennerberg and Torborg “Bojan” Broden. Studies at Gothenburg under Liebert. Ph.D. 1981 Göteborg Universitet. Docent and half-time Universitetslektor teaching Indology and comparative linguistics at Gothenburg until his sudden and unexpected death. Married Doris Friesecke, two sons.…
WENGER, John (Johann). Schwarzeneck (Bruchenbühl) near Bern 31.8.1811 — Calcutta 20.8.1880. Rev. Swiss Missionary in India. Son of Christian Wenger (d. 1816) and his wife, née Fischer. From 1824 gymnasium and 1827 studies of classics and theology at Bern. Adopted Baptism in 1832. In 1833-38 in Greece as tutor in…
WELLER, Hermann Anton(ius) (nom-de-plume Hans Lindach). Schwäbisch-Gmünd, Württemberg 4.2.1878 — Tübingen 9.12.1956. German Indologist and Poet. Born in a Roman Catholic family, son of merchant Leonhard Weller (1850–1890) and Johanna Leins (1849–1890), lost early his both parents. Educated in Gmünd, Mergentheim and Ehingen. Studied at Tübingen and Berlin law, classics,…
WELLER, Friedrich. Markneukirchen, Vogtland 22.7.1889 — Leipzig 19.11.1980. German Indologist. Professor in Leipzig. The only child of Friedrich Wilhelm Weller (1854–1944), a violin maker, and Marie Wettengel (1860–1953). Educated at local village school and from 1901 at Realgymnasium in Plauen. From 1909 studied at Leipzig, first Romance and Germanic philology,…
WELDEN, Ellwood Austin. 1883 — 19??. U.S. Scholar and Diplomat, former Student of Indology. Studies of comparative philology (with Sanskrit), Classics and Romance linguistics at University of Pennsylvania. Ph.D. 1906 there. Further studies at Harvard, Berlin and Bologna. From 1910 Lecturer in Romance Languages at Bryn Mawr. In WW I…
WEISSBACH, Franz Heinrich (until 1890 Weisbach). Chemnitz 25.11.1865 — Markkleeberg near Leipzig 20.2.1944. German Assyriologist. Librarian in Leipzig. Son of Franz Robert Weissbach, a hat maker, and Clara Auguste Leonhardt. Gymnasium in Chemnitz and Zwickau. From 1885 studies of classical and Oriental (F. Delitzsch) philology and theology at Leipzig. Ph.D.…
WEIGLE, Gottfried Hartmann. Esslingen-Zell am Neckar 1.6.1816 — Mangalore 7.1.1855. German Missionary in India, member of Basel Mission. Characterized as a linguist. Son of a minister, Karl Christian Hartmann Weigle (1787–1834) and Johanna Rosina Werner (1793–1826), school in Stuttgart. Studied at Urach Seminary 1830-34, then theology (but also Sanskrit, Arabic…
WEIBGEN, Günther. 1896 — 1948. German Indologist. Studied at Berlin (1921 already there) under Lüders. He was too early employed in Berlin library (succeeding Nobel from 1928) and had never time to complete even his Ph.D. Oberbibliothekar 1944. He was well remembered by colleagues because of his great helpfulness. Served…
WECKERLING, Georg Adolf. Friedberg, Hessen 22.5.1882 — 1955. German Physician and Poet. In 1900 matriculated from Friedberg, then studied medicine at Giessen and Kiel. Dr.med. 1907 Giessen. Ph.D. 1929 Giessen. From 1933 living in Darmstadt as practising physician. A Nazi. Publications: Diss. Die Tridoṣa-Lehre in der indischen Medizin. 57 p. Frankfurt…