GUBLER(-ITEN), Theophil. 1874 — 1954. Swiss Teacher, former Student of Indology. Ph.D. 1902/03 Basel, under Wackernagel. Taught Latin, Greek, history, geography and gymnastics at gymnasium in Basel 1906-34. Married Lina Iten, at least one child. Publications: diss. Die Patronymica im Alt-Indischen. 108 p. Göttingen 1903. – Works not related to…
GRÜNWEDEL, Albert. Munich 31.7.1856 — Lenggries bei Bad Tölz, Bavaria 28.10. (or 7.11.?) 1935. German Indologist, Tibetologist, Archaeologist and Art Historian. Museum Director in Berlin. Son of Karl Grünwedel (1815–1895), a painter and lithograph, and Franziska (Fanny) La Roch, educated at Maximilians-Gymnasium in Munich. In 1876-79 studied at Munich classical…
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 (1833–1892), nephew of zoologist Eduard Grube (1812–1880). School in Königsberg, in 1860 the family moved to Breslau and he went to…
GROWSE, Frederic(k) Salmon. Bildeston, Suffolk 13.11.1836 — Haslemere, Surrey 19.5.1893. British Civil Servant and Indologist (Hindi Scholar) in India. Son of Robert Growse (1798–1877) and Mary Elizabeth Terry. Educated at Oriel College, from 1855 studies at Queen’s College, Oxford (B.A. 1859, M.A. 1862). Joined the I.C.S. in 1860, served in…
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 Grotefend (1738–1813), a shoemaker, and Sophie Wolff (1737–1791). After Pädagogium in Ilfeld from 1795 studies of theology and philosophy…
GROSSET, Joanny. Lyon (Rhône) 29.3.1862 — 1931. French Pioneer of the Study of Indian Music. From the university of Lyon, a student of Regnaud (who wrote the Preface to the 1898 book). Licencié-ès-lettres. Unfortunately, he shared some ideas of his time, looking for “pure, original Aryan music”. He gave ideas…
GROHMANN, Joseph Virgil. Hainspach (Haňšpach), Bez. Schluckenau (now Šluknov in Czech) 12.12.1831 — Prague 12.10.1919. Austro-Bohemian Teacher interested in Philology, also Journalist, Author and Politician. Studies of classical and German philology and Sanskrit at Prague (i.al. under G. Curtius and Schleicher), Ph.D. there 1857. In 1856-63 Professor at Prager Handelsakademie,…
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 Institut 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 (1835–1915), 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…