THUMB, Albert Joseph Gustav. Freiburg im Br. 18.5.1865 — Freiburg i. Br. 14.8.1915. German IE, Greek and Sanskrit Scholar. Professor in Freiburg i. Br., Marburg and Strassburg. Son of Albert Alois Thumb (1838–1886), an architect, and Ida Schanzenbach. Gymnasium in Freiburg. From 1884-85 studies at Freiburg (Brugmann), 1886 Heidelberg (Osthoff)…
THOMSON, John Cockburn. London 1834 — Tenby, Pembrokeshire 26.5.1860. British Indologist. Son of the well known physician, Anthony Todd Thomson (1778–1849) and Katherine Byerley (1797–1862), an authoress, younger brother of —> H. B. Thomson (1822–1867). Studies at Bonn (under Lassen), Munich and in 1852-57 at Trinity College, Oxford (Wilson). B.A.…
THOMSEN, Vilhelm Ludvig Peter. Copenhagen 25.1.1842 — Copenhagen 12/13.5.1927. Danish Linguist. Professor in Copenhagen. Son of postmaster Ludvig Frederik Thomsen (1801–1860) and Elise Schlegel. Grew up in Randers. Matriculated in 1859 from Randers Latin School. Studied at Copenhagen theology, but soon concentrated on languages: Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Slavic, and…
THOMMEN, Eduard. Basel 3.1.1880 — Basel 25.7.1961. Swiss Botanist, former Student of Indology. Studied at Basel (Wackernagel), already then also interested in botany. Further studies in Paris and Oxford. Ph.D. 1903 Göttingen (Wackernagel). Worked as stenograph in Switzerland, in retirement (1943) concentrated on botanical field survey. Knew many languages. Publications:…
THOMAS, Frederick William. Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire 21.3.1867 — Branburg, Oxfordshire 6.5.1956. British Indologist. Professor in Oxford. Son of coal mine clerk Frederick Thomas (1834–1890) and Frances Blayney, educated at King Edward’s School in Birmigham (began Sanskrit already there). Studied at Cambridge from 1885 classics and Indology (under Cowell), graduated B.A.…
THOMAS, Edward Joseph. Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire 30.7.1869 — Cambridge (?)11.2.1958. British Indologist and Buddhist Scholar. Librarian in Cambridge. Son of a gardener, he left school when 14 and worked himself as a gardener for 12 years, enjoying his time among flowers despite his colour-blindness and using his free time…
THOMAS, Edward. 31.12.1813 — Kensington (London) 10.2.1886. British Civil Servant and Indologist in India. Son of Honoratus Leigh Thomas (1769–1846), a Welsh surgeon, and his wife, née Cruikshank. Educated at Haileybury. In 1832 joined the Bengal Civil Service as a writer. Worked as judge in Delhi, soon Superintending Judge of…
THIBAUT, Georg Friedrich Wilhelm (George Frederick William Thibaut). Heidelberg 20.3.1848 — Berlin-Lichterfelde 16.10.1914. German Indologist in India. Professor in Calcutta. Son of Carl Thibaut (1807–1881), the librarian of Heidelberg University, and grandson of the famous lawyer Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut (1772–1840). After school in Heidelberg studied at Heidelberg (Holtzmann) and…
THEOTÓKÊS, Kônstantînos (Kostas Theotokis; Κωνσταντῖνος Θεοτόκης). Corfu 13.3. 1872 — Corfu 1.7.1923. Greek Author interested in Sanskrit. Born in an aristocratic family. After school in Corfu studied three years in Paris languages (including Sanskrit), medicine, chemistry, mathematics and philosophy. In 1897 fought in the Cretan insurrection against the Ottoman Empire.…
TEZA, Emilio. Venice 14.9.1831 — Padua 28.3./30.4.1912. Italian Indologist. Professor in Pisa and Padua. Studies at Padua, then at Vienna Greek, Slavistics and Hungarian, also Sanskrit under Boller. Back in Italy worked as librarian in Marciana (Venice) and Laurenziana (Florence). In 1860-66 Professore di letterature moderne comparate at Bologna (taught…