HEILER, Johann Friedrich. Munich 30.1.1892 — Munich 28.4.1967 (N.D.B., Wikipedia has 18.4.). German Scholar of Comparative Religion. Professor in Marburg. Born in a Catholic family, son of Johann Heiler (1852–1924), a teacher, and Anna Schilling. From 1911 studies of history of religion, theology, philosophy and Oriental languages at Munich, including Akkadian…
HEDSTRÖM, Oskar Fritiof (Frithiof). Tingstäde, Gotland 10.7.1846 — Stockholm 4.3.1925. Swedish Schoolteacher and Student of Philology. Son of Captain Claës Hedström (1794–1870) and Emilia Charlotta Grubb. Matriculated 1865, from 1867 studies at Uppsala. Kand.fil. 1875, Ph.D. 1875 Uppsala. From 1876 kollega (teacher) in Köping, from 1886 adjunkt (teacher) in Sundsvall…
HECQUET, Émile. Karikal 23.10.1832 — 7.7.1897. French Colonial Officer in South India. Son of Émile Hecquet and Adélaïde Baude de Bunnetat. He served as Mayor of Pondichéry and was made chévalier de Légion d’honneur in 1880. In 1878 he was supposed soon to become a Professor of Tamil in Lyon.…
JUSTI, Ferdinand Wilhelm Jakob. Marburg 2.6.1837 — Marburg 17.2.1907. German Iranian and IE Scholar. Professor in Marburg. Son of a minister, Wilhelm Justi (1801–1876) and Friederike Ruppersberg, grandson of Karl Wilhelm Justi (1767-1846), Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Marburg. In 1856-59 studies at Marburg (under Gildemeister), then 1859-60 at…
JUNKER, Heinrich Franz Joseph. Offenbach am Main 26.3.1889 — Berlin 3.4.1970. German (East) Linguist and Iranian Scholar. Professor in Leipzig and Berlin. Studies at Giessen, Strassburg and Heidelberg. Ph.D. 1911 Heidelberg (under Bartholomae). From 1912 PD at Giessen. In summer 1913 he went together with Gauthiot to Yaghnob Valley. In…
JUNGE, Peter Julius. Bonn 30.8.1913 — 1943. German Classical and Iranian Scholar. Educated in Breslau, then studies at Vienna and Breslau, joined NS-Schülerbund 1929 when still at school and NSDAP in 1931. Studies at Vienna and Breslau. Ph.D. 1936 Breslau (under E. Kornemann). Still in 1936 (or 1938?) visited Iran.…
JULIUSSON, Per Vilhelm Hilding. Stockholm 18.7.1916 — Vallentuna, Uppland 29.10.1977. Swedish Priest, Missionary, and Scholar of Comparative Religion. Son of estate owner Carl Vilhelm Juliusson (1884–1965) and Anna Elisabet Eriksson. Educated in Stockholm, worked as a teacher. From 1937 renewed studies at Stockholm (M.A. 1941) and Uppsala (M.Theol. 1944), ordained…
JULIEN, Aignan-Stanislas (born Noël Julien). Orléans 14.4.1797/21.9.1799 — Paris 13/14.2. 1873. According to Maspéro born 13.5.1797 (24 germinal an V). French Sinologist interested in Buddhism and Sanskrit. Professor in Paris. Born in a modest family, lost early (1802) his father, mechanic Stanislas Julien. He had difficulties with his studies (he…
JUKES, Andrew. Dunnville, Moulton, Haldimand, Canada West (Ontario) 1847 — Dera Ghazi Khan 28.4.1931. British (Canadian) Medical Missionary in India. Educated at Blundell’s Son of Mark Richard Jukes (1817–1854, born in India!) and Harriet Maria Hole (1817–1854). The parents were British, married 1841 in England, but in 1842 already in…
JÜLG, Bernhard. Ringelbach bei Oberkirch, Baden 20.8.1825 — Innsbruck 14.8.1886. German Oriental and Classical Scholar in Austria. Professor in Cracow and Innsbruck. Born in a Catholic farmer family, son of Bernhard Jülg (1795–1875) and Maria Josepha Peter (1805–1841). Gymnasium from 1839 in Offenburg, 1843-44 in Mannheim. In 1844-45 studied classical…