LISKER, Leigh. Philadelphia, Pa. 7.12.1918 — Ibid. 24.3.2006. U.S. Indologist (Dravidian Linguist). Professor in Philadelphia. Studies at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia: B.A. 1941 in German, M.A. 1946 and Ph.D. 1949 in Linguistics. Taught at University of Pennsylvania: 1948-51 Instructor, 1951-60 Assistant Professor, 1960-64 Associate Professor and from 1964 Professor…
MACDONALD, Robert Mackenzie. 11.9.1825 — Kensington, London 3.2.1891. British Colonial Officer in India. Director of Public Instruction, Madras Presidency. Lieutenant-General. Married Caroline Helsham (1835–1865), one son and one daughter. Publications: “Vemana”, MJLS3:2, 1866, 43-62 (on Ch. Ph. Brown’s translation, The Verses of Vemana, Moral, Religious and Satirical. Madras 1829). Sources: Scanty…
HUTCHINSON, J. Robert. 18?? — 1???. Rev. Canadian Baptist Missionary in India. Perhaps from Nova Scotia. From 1881 worked in Chicacole (Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh). In 1887 returned to Canada, but came back and was there in 1890. Active 1898. Married Publications: “Revised List of Antiquities in the Chicacole Taluq”, MJLS30, 1887-88, 152-159 (Srikakulam…
HUGHES, George Arthur. 17?? — 26.2.1835 (when about 65). Britishman in India. Son of Robert Hughes of Madras Civil Service, educated in Cambridge by his uncle, Dr. Hughes, the Pricipal of Jesus College. Returned to India he served first as clerk to the resident of Travancore, then under S. R.…
HOWLEY, Thomas. 1831 — 1906. British Teacher in India. Son of elder Thomas Howley, of Bangalore. Educated at Bishop Cowie’s Grammar School in Madras. Head-Master of Anglo-Vernaculat School in Ellore, Madras Presidency. From 1861 (unpaid) Professor of Tamil, Telugu and Hindustani at King’s College, London. Hon. M.A. 1881 Oxford, Balliol…
RICCAZ, Alexis. Saint-Jean-d’Arves (Savoie) 26.1.1834 — Jabalpur 8.9.1892. Monseigneur. French Catholic Missionary in India. Ordained in 1861 as priest of Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales d’Annecy and arrived in India next year. Worked first in Visakhapatnam, where he quickly learned Telugu and Oṛiyā. From 1887 the first Bishop of…
POPE, John Van Someren. Plymouth 3.1.1850 — London 10.11.1936. British Teacher and Oriental Scholar. Son of —> G. U. Pope and Henrietta van Someren. Studies at Cambridge, M.A. Teacher in Calcutta: Professor at Presidency College, from 1877 Public Inspector of Schools for Eastern Circe (1889 on furlough). Finally 1889-1906 Director of…
PERCIVAL, Peter. Prestwich, Lancashire 24.7.1803 — Yercaud (Eṟkāṭu), Salem dt. 11.7.1882. Rev. British Missionary and Indologist (Tamil Scholar) in Sri Lanka and India. Son of Peter and Jane P. In 1826 Wesleyan Methodist Mission sent him to Jaffna, worked there until 1829 and after a few years in Bengal in…
MARSDEN, Edmund. Bangalore 13.2.1848 — Hampstead, London 11.11.1932. British author of textbooks, some of which were also translated into Hindī, Tamil and other languages. Son of an elder S.M. and Mary Anne Hudlow (d. 1858 in Madras). In 1893 he belonged to Madras Department of Public Instruction (inspector of schools),…
MCKERRELL (M’Kerrell), John. Hillhouse, Ayrshire 17?? — London 24.7.1835. British (Scottish) Civil Servant in India. From 1804 in Madras Civil Service, worked as Translator of Telugu and Kannaḍa, also an ex officio member of the Board of Superintendence of the College of Fort St. George. Retired, finally committed suicide. Perhaps…