FINZI, Felice. Correggio (Reggio Emilia) 1847 — Florence 3.9.1872. Italian (Jewish) Ethnologist and Assyriologist. Of an old Italian Jewish family. Studies of law at Bologna, dr.iuris c. 1867. From 1869 libero docente di assiriologia at Regio Istituto di Studii Superiori in Florence. Knew also Hebrew and Sanskrit. Married, two sons.…
FLEX, Oscar (Oskar) Theodor. Dubrau, Oberspreewald-Lausitz 27.8.1840 — 19??. Rev. German Missionary in India. From Silesia. From 1861 in Gossner Mission in Ranchi, working with Kurukh (Oraon). In 1869 ordained priest and married Antonie Flex, children. In 1877 joined Gospel Propagation Society. Later in Europe (1881), then in West Indies.…
FERRARI, Alfonsa. Aquila 1.11.1918 — 1.1.1954. Italian Indologist. Professor in Rome. Grew up in Milano, studied in Rome, graduated in 1941 under Formichi and 1945 under Tucci (Indian religion and philosophy). From 1945 assistente straordinario di sanscrit. In 1946 and 1947-48 further studies of Buddhism, Tibetan and Sanskrit literature in…
FERGUSON, Alastair Mackenzie. Urquhart and Logie Wester (Cannon Bridge?), Rossshire 25.1.1816 — Colombo 26.12.1892. British (Scottish) Journalist in Sri Lanka. Son of John Ferguson and Ann Mackerras, brother of —> William Ferguson (1820–1887). Came to Ceylon in 1837 in the staff of Governor J. A. Stewart Mackenzie. Worked as planter,…
FELL, Edward. 17?? — 1824. British Colonial Officer in India. From 1807 Lieutenant, 1823 Captain of 10th Native Infantry. Superintendent of Benares Sanskrit College, from 1820 until death. In 1819 he examined the remains of Sanchi and wrote the first published decription. He is reputed to have mastered Sanskrit, also…
FAULKNER, Alexander. 18?? — 1881?. British Civil Servant in India. He joined Bombay Civil Service in 1839 and made his career in Customs, Salt, and Opium Department, served in various positions there (1856 he was Assistant Commissioner) at least until 1874. The death of A.F., member of R.A.S., was announced…
FALLON, Pierre. Namur 24.9.1912 — Calcutta 20.9.1985. S.J. Father. Belgian Jesuit Missionary in India. Indian citizen 1950. After school in Namur joined S.J. in 1930, studied Indology and theology at Louvain (lic.phil. & lic. theol.). Came to Calcutta in 1935. Professor of French Literature at Calcutta University for 25 years,…
ETHERINGTON, William Duke. Gosport, Hampshire 1838 — Torquay, Devonshire 5.6.1907. Rev. British Baptist Missionary in Benares, 1860-84. Possibly returned earlier as Alumni Cantabrigienses claims that he matriculated in 1877 and passed B.A. 1881 and M.A. 1884 (they confirm that he was Baptist missionary in India). Retired and worked as Baptist…
ENGER, Maximilian. 1823 — 1???. German Oriental Scholar. Ph.D. 1851 Bonn. In 1852-61 PD at Bonn (under Freytag), also taught Sanskrit (Rabault-Feuerham 2008). Publications: Diss. and a few further studies on Arabic literature in the 1850s. Sources: Fück 1955, 173; nothing except a few publications found in Internet.
ELMSLIE, William Jackson. Aberdeen 29.6.1832 — Gujrat (now Pakistan) 18.11.1872. British Missionary Physician in India. Son of James Elmslie, a tradesman, and Barbara Lawrence. School and studies in Aberdeen (no degree), in 1862-64 medical studies at Edinburgh (M.D. 1864). Although himself Presbyterian, in 1864 he joined Church Missionary Society. Worked summers…