HINZ, Walther. Stuttgart 19.11.1906 — Göttingen 12.4.1992. German Oriental and Iranian Scholar. Professor in Göttingen. Son of a merchant, lost early his parents. Studied first journalism, but soon switched to East European history, Slavistics, Turkish and Persian (under Schaeder and Massé), in 1926-30 at Leipzig, Munich and Paris. Ph.D. 1930…
HINLOOPEN LABBERTON, Dirk van. Doesburg, Gelderland 24.9.1874 — Ojai, Calif. 3.9.1961. Dutch Theosophist interested in Sanskrit, lived a long time in Indonesia. Son of the bookseller Richard van H.L. and Regina Henke van Assen. Matriculated 1893 from Arnhem, he went in 1894 to Indonesia and worked as employee in sugar…
HINCKS, Edward. Cork 19.8.1792 — Killyleagh, county Down 3.12.1866. Rev. Irish Priest and Oriental Scholar. The eldest son of the Presbyterian minister and naturalist Thomas Dix H. (1767–1857), whose father came in 1767 from Chester to Dublin, and Anne Boult. Educated at home and at Middleton College in Cork, from…
HILMARSSON, Jörundur Garðar. Reykjavík 15.3.1946 — Reykjavík 13.8. 1992. Icelandic IE Linguist and Tocharian Scholar. Son of a lawyer, educated at classical gymnasium. Studies of Linguistics at Oslo from 1966-77, M.A. 1977. In 1979-81 studied Tocharian at Kiel (W. Winter). Ph.D. 1986 Leiden (under Fr. Kortlandt). In 1973 and 1979-81…
HILLEBRANDT, Alfred. Großnädlitz bei Breslau (now Nadolice Wielkie in Poland) 15.3.1853 — Deutsch-Lissa bei Breslau (now Wrocław-Leśnica) 18.10.1927. German Indologist. Professor at Breslau. Son of Franz H., a Lutheran minister, and Philippine Levi. After school in Großnädlitz and Breslau studies of Indology at Breslau (under Stenzler) and Munich (Haug). With…
HILL, William Douglas Penneck. Kensington, London 1884 — Poole, Dorset 9.4.1962. British Indologist. Son of Arthur James Hill and Fanny Catheside Hingston. M.A. Worked as Assistant Master at Eton and as Principal of Jay Narayan’s High School Benares. Back in the U.K. Scholar of King’s College, Cambridge. His much praised…
HILKA, Alfons. Walzen, Oberschlesien (Walce in Poland) 30.7.1877 — Göttingen 21.6.1939. German Indologist and Scholar of Romance Languages. Professor in Göttingen. Son of the Catholic master tailor Johannes H. and Franziska Kozlik. After gymnasium in Gross-Strelitz studies of Romance philology and Sanskrit at Breslau, Berlin and Poitiers, student of A.…
HILGENBERG, Luise. Essen 2.1.1886 — 1.2.1942. German Physician and Indologist. Dr.med. 1922 Bonn, Dr. phil. 1933 Bonn (under Kirfel). Practising physician in Bonn. Publications: Diss. med. Ueber Kindsmord in oder gleich nach der Geburt. 46 p. Bonn 1922. – Diss. phil. specimen of 20+40 p. 1933, whole work publ. as…
HIGGINS, Ellen Charlotte. Brixton, London 14.8.1871 — Edinburgh 13.12.1951. Miss. Britishwoman interested in Pāli or Buddhism. Born of Scottish parents, educated in Edinburgh. From 1890 studies, graduated B.A. from London University. In 1907-35 Principal of Royal Holloway College of London University, 1911-35 also Senator of London University. In 1913-18 wrote…
HIERSCHE, Rolf. Sömmerda, Thüringen 28.7.1924 — Giessen 24.7.1996. German IE Linguist, Greek and Sanskrit Scholar. Professor in Giessen. Studies of classical philology, Indology and IE linguistics at Jena in 1945-51. Ph.D. 1952 Jena. In 1951-57 Assistant at Humboldt University in Berlin, then moved to West Germany. In 1957-62 Assistant at…