HAUSHEER, Jakob. Wollishofen bei Zürich 11.10.1865 — Zürich 7.5.1943. Swiss Orientalist. Son of Johann Kaspar Hausheer (1838–1911), a poor farmer, and Anna Barbara Weiss, educated in Zollikon and Zürich. Studied theology and Semitics at Zürich and Halle. Ordained priest 1888. Ph.D. 1889 Halle (under Thorbecke). Taught religion and Hebrew at…
HAUSCHILD, Richard Wilhelm. Roschütz, Kr. Gera 2.12.1901 — Jena 15.2.1972. German (East) Indologist. Professor in Jena. Son of a farmer, matriculated 1922 from the Gymnasium of Gera, where Rudolf Rau (the father of Wilhelm Rau) inspired him with Indology. From 1922 studies of classical, German and Oriental philology at Tübingen,…
HAUGHTON, Graves Champney. Dublin 1788 — St.Cloud near Paris 28.8. 1849. Sir. British Colonial Officer and Indologist. Son of the physician John Haughton (originating from a Lancashire family), and his wife, née Archer. Educated in England. Obtained a cadetship in Bengal army and left for India in 1808. Soon learned…
HAUG, Martin. Ostdorf bei Balingen, Württemberg 30.1.1827 — Bad Ragaz, Canton St.Gallen, Switzerland 3.6.1876. German Indo-Iranian Scholar. Son of a farmer, Martin Hang (1799–1852), who only reluctantly allowed his talented son to pursue studies, and Anna Maria Jetter (1802–1841). At the age of 16 he worked as an auxiliary teacher.…
HAUER, Jakob Wilhelm. Kitzingen, Kr. Leonberg, Württemberg 4.4.1881 — Tübingen 18.2.1962. German Indologist. Professor in Tübingen. Son of a master plasterer, Jakob Hauer (1854–1935), and Gottliebin Maier, in a Pietist family. After elementary school learned his father’s craft, but went in 1900 to the mission school of Basel. In 1907…
HATZIDAKIS, Georgios Nikolaou (Γεώργιος Νικολάου Χατζιδάκις). Myrthios, Hagios Basileios dt., Crete (then of Osman Empire) 11./23.11.1848 — Athens 26.6.1941. Greek Linguist, Founder of Modern Greek Linguistics. Professor in Athens. Educated at village school. Like his father and grandfather, acted against Turkish rule and came in 1868 to Athens as refugee.…
HATFIELD, James Taft. Brooklyn, NY 15.6.1862 — Cook county, Illinois 3.10.1945. U.S. Linguist (Germanic and IE) and Indologist. Professor in Evanstown. Son of a Methodist minister, Robert Miller Hatfield (1819–1891) and Elizabeth Ann Taft. Educated in Philadelphia. Graduated A.B. 1883 Northwestern University, A.M. 1886 ibid. (and 1937 Litt.D.). In 1883-84…
HASTINGS, Warren. Churchill, Oxfordshire 6.12.1732 — Daylesford, Gloucestershire 22.8.1818. British Civil Servant in India. Son of Penystone Hastings (1704–1743) and his wife Hester (1715–1732), lost his mother at birth. Educated at Newington Butt and Westminster. In 1750 went to Calcutta in E.I.C.’s civil service. From 1753 in Kazimabad, in 1756…
HASKELL, Willabe (Willoughby). Freeport, Cumberland, Maine 19.8.1839 — New Haven, Conn. 7.5.1913. U.S. Scholar and Journalist. Son of William Haskell and Lydia Stockbridge. Graduated 1855 from Dartmouth College. Worked ten years as teacher of Greek and Latin at East Maine Conference Seminary, then from 1874 further studies at Yale (B.A.…
HAŞDEU, Bogdan Petriceicu (himself wrote Hasdeu, born as Tadeu Hâjdău). Cristineştii, Hotinului, Bessarabia (now Kerstentsi in Ukraina) 26.2.1838 — Cîmpína 25.8.1907. Romanian Historian, Linguist and Author interested in Sanskrit. Born in Russian empire of a Moldovan boyar family, son of the luminary Alexandru Hâjdeu (1811–1872). His father had read Bopp’s…