GRUBE, Elimar Max. Maxheim near Königsberg (now Maszewy in Poland) 31.12.1851 — Dresden 23.5.1891. German Student of Indology. Son of Julius Alexander Grube, an estate owner, and Emilie Schafer, nephew of zoologist Eduard Grube (1812–1880). School in Königsberg, in 1860 the family moved to Breslau and he went to gymnasium…
GROWSE, Frederic Salmon. Bildeston, Suffolk 1836 — Haslemere, Surrey 19.5.1893. British Civil Servant and Indologist (Hindi Scholar) in India. Son of Robert and Mary Gr., educated at Oriel College, studies at Queen’s College, Oxford (M.A.). Joined the I.C.S. in 1860, served in the N.W.P., in Mainpuri, Mathura and Bulandshahr (1876-84)…
GROTEFEND, Georg Friedrich. Hannoversch-Münden 9.6.1775 — Hannover 15.12.1853. German Philologist and Historian, the Famous Pioneer of Assyriology and Cuneiform Studies, Decipherer of the Old Persian Cuneiform Script. Son of Johann Christian Gr., a shoemaker, and Sophie Wolff (d. 1791). After Pädagogium in Ilfeld from 1795 studies of theology and philosophy…
GROSSET, Joanny. Lyon (Rhône) 29.3.1862 — 19??. French Pioneer of the Study of Indian Music. From the university of Lyon, therefore probably a student of Regnaud. Licencié-ès-lettres. He gave ideas about Indian music to Messiaen. Publications: Contribution à l’étude de la Musique Hindoue. 90 p. Mélanges de philol. indo-europ. 6.…
GROHMANN, Joseph Virgil. Hainspach/Haňšpach (Bez. Schluckenau, now Šluknov in Czech) 12.12.1831 — Prague 12.10.1919. Bohemian Teacher interested in Philology. Studies of philology at Prague (i.al. under G. Curtius and Schleicher), Ph.D. there 1857. In 1856-63 Professor at Prager Handelsakademie, from 1866 Director of Leitmeritzer Oberrealschule in Litoměřice. From 1869 Referent…
GROHMA, Otto. Vienna 4.3.1943 — Paris 4.9.1974. Austrian Indologist. After matriculation in 1962 in Vienna studied there Indology and classical archaeology. Ph.D. 1971 Vienna. From 1972 Assistant at Indological Institute in Vienna. Died suddenly during a visit to Paris, a habilitation dissertation on Vallabha’s Nyāyalīlāvatī remained unfinished. Publications: Diss. Die…
GRJUNBERG-CVETINOVIČ, Aleksandr Leonovič. Leningrad 1.3.1930 — St.Petersburg 3.3.1995. Russian Iranian Scholar, specialist of Pamir languages. Son of Leon Grjunberg (d. 1938), a publisher, and Nina Alekseevna Cvetinovič-Grjunberg. Graduated 1952 from Leningrad University. Kand. filol. nauk 1963, Dr. 1974. From 1957 naučnyj sotrudnik at Inst. jazykozn. of Leningrad otdel’ of Academy…
GRIMM, Georg. Rollhofen bei Nürnberg 28.2.1868 — Utting am Ammersee (Oberbayern) 26.8.1945. German Bauddha. Son of a smith, Michael Grimm, and Maria Zeug. According to the wish of his parents started the study of catholic theology in order to become a priest, but broke up and moved to Law Department…
GRIMBLOT, Jean Paul Auguste. Marseille 28.6.1817 — Florence 23.5.1870. French Diplomat and Indologist. Studies of Indology in Paris under Burnouf. Traveled in Germany, U.K. and Italy. From 18?? French Consul in Ceylon and Burma. In Ceylon he learned Pāli and studied Buddhism, and achieved a fine collection of manuscripts for…
GRIMBLOT, Anne (née Jean Baptiste [sic!] Anne Sophie Toulouzan). 18?? — 1???. French Indologist, from 1839 wife of —> Paul Gr. Participated in her husband’s studies and edited his posthumous works. Publications: “Lettre sur ses [de son mari] travaux philologiques”, JA 6:20, 1872, 220-225 (see —> P. Grimblot). – Edited…