FERRARIO, Benigno. Italy 21.9.1887 — 1956. Italian Linguist in Uruguay, interested in Sanskrit. Graduated from I.U.O. in Naples. Emigrated to Uruguay in 1923 and worked as translator for the High Court. Finally Profesor de Lenguas Clásicas y Filosofia at Montevideo University, where he occasionally taught Sanskrit in the 1940s. Publications:…
FERNÁNDEZ Y GONZÁLEZ, Francisco. Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha 26.9.1833 — Madrid 30.6.1917. Spanish Linguist and Polyglot, also knew some Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian. Son of a cavalry officer. Educated in Valladolid and Madrid. From 1852 studies at Madrid. In 1856-64 Professor of Literature at Granada, also taught Greek and Arabic. Then…
FERGUSSON, John. 17?? — Cape of God Hope 4.9.1773 (?). British Colonial Officer in India. Captain. The author of the first English Hindustani dictionary in 1773, describing the colloquial speech of soldiers for the use of officers, mixing together different forms of language (but with some preponderance of Magahī). Early…
FERGUSON, Donald William. Colombo 8.10.1853 — Croydon near London 29.6.1910. British (Scottish) Journalist and Scholar of Sri Lankan History (especially of Colonial Period). Son of —> Alastair M. Ferguson (1816–1892) and Anne Mackerras. The father came to Ceylon in 1837, was a long time the chief proprietor and editor of…
FERGUSON, Charles Albert (“Fergie”). Philadelphia, PA 6.7.1921 — Palo Alto, CAL 2.9.1998. U.S. Linguist and Bengali Scholar. Professor in Stanford. Born in a working-class family, grew up in Philadelphia From 1939 studies at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia: B.A. 1942, A.M. 1943 (thesis on Arabic), Ph.D. 1945 (Bengali). In 1946-55…
FENIGER, Siegmund (Nyānaponika Mahāthera). Hanau 29.7.1901 — Forest Hermitage, Kandy 19.10.1994. German Bauddha and Buddhist scholar in Sri Lanka. Born in Hessen as the only child of a merchant family and had Jewish education. Lived then in Upper Silesia working in a bookshop. In 1922 the family moved to Berlin,…
FÉER, Henri Léon. Rouen 22.11.1830 — Paris 10.3.1902. French Indologist and Buddhist Scholar. Librarian in Paris. Probably son of Paul Féer (1792–1847) and Jeanne Marie Labauche (Wikitree on Isabelle Féer mentions him as her uncle, but the same on Paul Féer does not list him among their children). Educated in…
FAZY, Robert. Foëcy, Cher (France) 28.6.1872 — Lausanne 2.3.1956. Swiss Judge interested in Oriental Studies. Son of William Fazy, an engineer and economist, of ancient Genevan family, and Adèle Morel-Fatio. During his childhood he lived in France, Silesia, and Bern. After studies of science and law at Geneva he worked…
FAUSBØLL, Michael Viggo. Hove near Lemvig 22.9.1821 — Charlottenlund near Copenhagen 3.6.1908. Danish Indologist. Professor in Copenhagen. Son of Rev. Christian Nissen Fausbøll (1779–1840) and Dorothea Appolone Haksen. Educated in Aarhus, matriculated 1838. Studied at Copenhagen philosophy, aesthetics and theology, with the only intention of securing a living, as he…
FAURIEL, Claude Charles. Saint-Étienne (Loire) 21.10.1772 — Paris 14/15.7.1844. French Linguist interested in Sanskrit. Professor in Paris. Son of Joseph Fauriel, a carpenter, and his wife Anne (d. 1772), lost early his mother. Studied at his uncle’s expense in Tournon and Lyon. With revolution became a civil servant and a…