ROSITZKE, Harry August. Brooklyn, N.Y. 25.2.1911 — Warrenton, VA 4.11.2002.U.S. Linguist. Educated at Harvard. In 1940 at University of Rochester. In 1947-70 worked as spy for Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.), some time served in India. Married Barbara, children. Publications: “Ein experimenteller Beitrag zu den bengalischen Vokalen und Verschlusslauten”, IF 57, 1940, 239-251. –…
ROSE, Eugen. Barmen, Rheinland 4.7.1909 — Erkrath 5.8.2003. German Priest, former Student of Indology. Son of Walter Rose (d. 1918) and Caroline Schneider. From 1929 studied Theology and Indology at Marburg, Königsberg und Bonn. Ph.D. 1933 Bonn. Ordained 1934, worked as vicar in Deutz, but soon dismissed as member of…
ROBINSON, Thomas. 1790 — Rochester 17.5.1873. Rev. British Clergyman in India. Son of Rev. Thomas Robinson (1749–1813), lost his mother as infant (1791). Educated at Rugby. Studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, B.A. 1813, M.A. 1816. Ordained priest 1816 and left for India as missionary. Worked at Senoot and Poona (Pune),…
ROBERTS, Joseph. Rev. Missionary in Sri Lanka and India, author of “Extracts from the Sakaa Thewan Saasteran, or Book of Fate, translated from the tamul language by the Rev. J.R.”, ch. 2 (of 68 p.) in Miscellaneous Translations from Oriental Languages. 1. L. 1831. He was himself a Sri Lankan…
RABEL, Lili (after 1969 Lili Rabel Heymann). 1913 — California 1985. German-born Linguist in Canada and the U.S.A. Ph.D. 1957 Berkeley. Associate Professor of Linguistics at University of Calgary 1967–78, then retired. Married 1969 Frederic G. Heymann (1900–1983, a historian). Publications: Khasi, a language of Assam. 15+257 p. Louisiana State Univ.…
PRIEUR, Simon Léon Édouard. Bordeaux 11.2.1803 — 1848. French Colonial Official in India. Son of Alexandre Simon Prieur and Marguerite Jenny Dulphy. Teacher (professeur d’humanités) at Collège royal de Pondichéry and member of Conseil général in Pondichéry. Married 1841 Nancy Aimée Céléstine Lafauche (b. 1823), one son and one daughter. Publications: “Histoire du…
PLAESCHKE, Herbert Karl Alfred. Wismar 1.6.1928 — Halle 29.12.2002. German (East) Indologist and Art Historian. Son of Alfred Plaeschke (1894–1981), a book dealer, and Margarete Möller. Studies of Oriental archaeology (H. Mode) and Indology (Ammer) at Halle, graduated 1959. Dr.phil. 1963 Halle. Dr.sc. 19??. PD 1971 Halle. Worked as wiss. Mitarbeiter…
PETTIGREW, William. Edinburgh 5.1.1869 — 19.1.1943. Rev. British Missionary in India. Son of a sea captain, lost early his mother and father remarried, grew up in a strict Anglican family. Decided early to become a missionary and completed High School at Ardington Aborigines Mission Training Centre. Arrived in India in…
PETRI, Winfried Wilhelm Eduard Emil. Braunschweig 4..9.1914 — 10/11.4.2000.German Historian of Astronomy. Studied mathematics, physics and Oriental languages and worked in various positions, mainly in Berlin. Ph.D. 1943. Participated in WW II and was American war prisoner. In 1946-49 worked as miner. Then went to Munich, employed in observatory. Now studied…
PENNELL, Theodore Leighton. Clifton, Bristol 7.10.1867 — Bannu (now in Pakistan) 23.12.1912. British Missionary Physician in India. Lost early his physician father, educated at Eastbourne College. Studies at London University College and Hospital, M.D. 1891. Sent by Church Missionary Society arrived at Karachi in 1892, accompanied by his mother (d.…