DOMENICO DA FANO (Dominicus a Fano,lay Francesco Magnani). 1674 — 1728. Father. Italian Capuchin Missionary, in Tibet in 1706-11and 1716-25, with interval in Europe. He was the Head of the Capuchin Mission in Lhasa, until his death, when he was succeeded by —> Orazio Della Penna. Started the quarrel against…
D’JAKONOV, Mihail Mihajlovič. St.Petersburg 13.(26.)6.1907 — Moscow 8.6.1954. Russian Historian of the Ancient World. Son of M. A. D’jakonov, an official and author. From 1921 grew up in Norway. Studies in Oslo (1924-26) and Leningrad, graduated 1930. Kand. ist. nauk 1937, Dr. ist. nauk 1946. In 1930-31 naučnyj sotrudnik at…
DIMES, Eileen M. Miss. 19?? — ????. British Librarian. Graduated B.A. in English 1932 University of London and in Sanskrit 1958 ibid. From 1945 worked in the library of S.O.A.S., from 1950 as Assistant in Indian Section. In 1959 succeeded A. Master as Assistant Keeper for Modern Indian languages in…
DILLON, Myles Patrick. Dublin 11.4.1900 — Dublin 18.6.1972. Irish Indologist and Linguist, partly in the U.S.A. Professor in Dublin, etc. Son of the well-known politician and freedom fighter John Dillon (1851–1927) and Elizabeth Mathew (1865–1907). Educated in Dublin and Wexford, then studies at University College (National University of Ireland), B.A.…
DILLON, Emile Joseph [in French also used E. de Dillon]. Dublin 21.3.1855 (or 1854?) — Barcelona 9.6.1933. British Linguist and Journalist. Son of Irish father, Michael Dillon, and English mother, Mary Byrne. Originally trained for priesthood, studied at Clonliffe College in Dublin, Pantasaph monastery in Wales, Seminary of St.Sulpice, France,…
DILLMANN, Christian Friedrich August. Illingen bei Maulbronn 25.4.1823 — Berlin 4.7.1894. German Semitic Scholar, famous Pioneer of Ethiopian Studies. Professor in Berlin. Son of Elias Dillmann (1794–1877), a school principal, and Christiana Louisa Wiemeg (1790–1835). Studied theology and philology at Tübingen, mainly under Ewald, but also Roth and Schleicher. Ph.D.…
DIEHL, Carl Gustav Ruben. Malmö 21.9.1906 — Lund 1/2.5.1995. Swedish Lutheran Missionary, Bishop, and Scholar of South Indian Religion. Son of Anders Diehl (1857–1928), a house manager, and Emma Christina Andersson, matriculated from Malmö in 1925. From 1925 studies of theology at Lund, teol.kand. 1929, ordained as priest in 1930.…
DICKSON, John Frederick. Harmondsworth, Middlesex 17.9.1835 — London 21.12.1891. Sir. British Civil Servant and Pāli Scholar in Sri Lanka. Son of Robert Dickson (1805–1875), a physician, and Mary Ann Coope. Educated in Westminster and studied from 1855 at Christ Church, Oxford. Graduated B.A. in 1859 and joined colonial service. Served…
DIBBEN, Cecilia J. 18?? — 19??. Britishwoman, apparently interested in Pāli. Her sister is perhaps Miss A. M. Dibben, who compiled the index to the first vol. of Buddhadatta’s manuals (L., P.T.S, 1915), rev. by C. A. F. Rhys Davids. In the Niddesa edition (vol. 1. L., P.T.S. 1916) the editors (La…
DEWHURST, Robert Paget. Clitheroe, Lancashire 21.7.1869 — 27.12.1935. British Civil Servant and Indologist in India. Son of James Dewhurst and Frances Elizabeth Paget. Educated at Clitheroe Grammar School, studies from 1888 at Oxford (Balliol College, M.A.). In 1892 joined the I.C.S., served in North India. Back in Britain (1904?), he…