BAŠIĆ(-MALNAR), Karmen. Zagreb 25.6.1943 — Almaty, Kazakhstan 22.3.1999. Yugoslavian/Croatian Indologist. Studied German and English, then Indology at Zagreb. In 1975 she was preparing a study on Ānandavardhana’s dhvani theory in Zagreb, in 1984 still there, as M.A. Executive Director of the Institute Open Society in Croatia, until death. Died of…
ALLEN, William Sidney. London 18.3.1918 — Cambridge 22.4.2004. British Linguist and Sanskritist. Professor at Cambridge. Son of William Percy Allen, a maintenance engineer of printing works, and Ethel Pearce. Educated at Christ’s Hospital in Horsham. Studied 1937-39 Classics at Trinity College, Cambridge, soon turning to comparative philology and Sanskrit (Bailey).…
FADDEGON, Barend (Bernard). Amsterdam 9.7.1874 — Ede (Gelderland) 28.6.1955. Dutch Indologist. Professor in Amsterdam. Son of Barend Abraham Faddegon (1840–1912), a watchmaker, and Sophia Elisabeth Laugeman, grew up in Amsterdam. Studies of Dutch at Amsterdam (Uhlenbeck), then Indology at Leiden under Kern and Speyer. Ph.D. 1906 Leiden. From 1907 PD,…
ZWALF, Wladimir (“Volodja”). 30.8.1932 — Cambridge ?.9.2002. British Indologist and Librarian. Son of economist Meijer Max Zwalf (1901–1954) and Maria (Manja) Schwarz (1904–1980, a Russian Jew), born in England. In 1952-55 studies at Lincoln College, Oxford (Sanskrit under Burrow). In 1957-62 Assistant Keeper in charge of Sanskrit, Prakrit, Pali and…
YARROW, Andrew Henry. Philadelphia 25.11.1919 — Miami 25.2.1999. U.S. Indologist. Son of Alfred Edward Yarrow (1894–1924). an industrialist, and Madeleine Jeanne Jallais (1897–1974). Studied in Rennes, France, and at University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. B.A. 1938 and M.A. 1939 University of North Carolina (French & Spanish). After WW…
TOLSTAJA, Natal’ja Ivanovna (née Terent’eva). Leningrad 15.9.1925 — St.Petersburg 24.1.2003. Russian Indologist (Pañjabi). Daughter of Ivan Ja. Terent’ev and A. I. Čeluhova. Studies at Leningrad, concentrating on Sanskrit and Pañjabi. In 1963-2000 worked as editor in Hudožestvennaja Literatura in Leningrad/St.Petersburg. Married with D. I. Tolstoj, at least one son. Publications: Jazyk…
THIEME, Paul. Berlin 18.4.1905 — London 27.4.2001. German Indologist. Professor in Halle, New Haven and Tübingen. Son of Oskar Thieme (1868–1943), a minister, and Elisabeth Blancke (1870–1942), born as one of triplets. Gymnasium in Eisenach, privately learned Sanskrit from Fick’s textbook (from school he had Latin, Greek and Hebrew). From…
TEPLITZ, David. Chicago (?) 22.7.1923 — Terra Linda, Calif. 21.5.1994. U.S. Musicologist and Yoga Teacher. From Chicago. M.A. Northwestern University in music. Ph.D. American Academy for Asian Studies. A disciple of Ramana Maharshi, Sanskrit and Yoga teacher. Taught Sanskrit and meditation techniques at California Institute of Asian Studies. Played bass,…
STANLEY, Patricia Cotman. Morton, Texas 5.9.1933 — Austin 5.3.2003. U.S. Linguist. Daughter of John Pat Cotman and Pauline Martin. Studies at Chicago (B.A. 1966) and Austin, one year in India. Ph.D. 1972 University of Texas, Austin. Taught at Washington State University, University of Łódź in Poland (1976-78), University of Texas…
SCHWARZ, Franz Ferdinand. Graz 26.12.1934 — Graz 8.5.2001. Austrian Classical Scholar interested in Indology. Professor in Graz. Son of a court official. Studied at Graz Classical Philology, Comparative Linguistics and Indology (under Brandenstein). Ph.D. 1961. Worked as schoolteacher of Latin at a gymnasium in Graz. Further studies in 1971-72 at…