ROSITZKE, Harry August. Brooklyn, N.Y. 25.2.1911 — Warrenton, VA 4.11.2002.U.S. Linguist. Studied at Union College in Schenectady, NY, A.B. 1931, then at Harvard, Ph.D. 1935 in Germanic philology. In 1935-36 studied phonetics at Hamburg, then taught English at Harvard, University of Omaha, and University of Rochester. In WW II from…
ROSE, Eugen. Barmen, Rheinland 4.7.1909 — Erkrath in Ruhrgebiet 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…
ROBINSON, Thomas. Leicester (?) 1790 — Pracincts, 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. From 1808 studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, B.A. 1813, M.A. 1816. Ordained priest 1816 and left for India as missionary. Worked…
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…
RICE, Carlton Cosmo. Iowa 12.8.1876 — Albemarle, Stanly, NC 17.71945. U.S. Linguist. Studies at University of Texas (A.B. 1897, M.A. 1899) and Harvard (A.M. 1900). Ph.D. 1902 Harvard. Assistant Professor of Romance Languages at University of Oregon 1902-03, Stanford University 1903-05, and University of Iowa 1907-09, Associate Professor at University…
RENEL, Charles Ulysse. Strasbourg 6.5.1866 — Antanarivo 9.9.1925. French Philologist. The only child of Émile Louis Étienne Renel, a railway official, and Uranie Charlotte Henriette Lafite (d. 1878). After Franco-Prussian war the family moved to Épinal (Vosges). From 1884 studies in Paris, at Lycée Louis-le-Grand and from 1886 École normale supérieure,…
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…