THORDARSON, Fridrik (Friđrik þórđarson). Reykjavik 7.3.1928 — 2.10.2005. Icelandic Iranian Scholar in Norway. Son of Thordar Gudmundson and Gudrun Sigurdadottir. After school in Reykjavik came to Norway 1951 and studied classical philology at Oslo (with Indology as minor), graduated 1963. From 1965 taught Classics at Oslo as Lecturer, from 1994…
TATE, George Passman. Bengal 22.7.1856 — Bengal 1941. British (Anglo-Indian?) Civil Servant in India. As Assistant Superintendent of the Surveyor General of India he conducted critical surveys in Afghanistan such as Baluch-Afghan Boundary Commission (1895-96) and Seistan Arbitration Mission (1903-05). In 1899-1900 in similar office in Hong Kong, then again…
TALAMO, Vincenzo. Ardore, Reggio Calabria 7.3.1914 — 2006. Italian Physician interested in Buddhism. In 1925 family moved to Turin, then back in Reggio. Interested early in Buddhism, but studied medicine at Naples and Florence. In the war served in Liguria and Balkan as medical officer. At armistice joined Tito’s partisans,…
SWARTZBERG, Leon Sommers, Jr. Manhattan, NY 29.12-1921 — Ashland, OR 5.8.2001. U.S. Anthropologist. Son of the elder L. Swartzberg and Sidney Nichols. Participated in WW II. In 1962 as a graduate student of Columbia University (New York) participated in fieldwork in Bihar and collected material for his dissertation. M.A. 1966,…
STRAMIGLIONI, Giuliana. Rome 8.8.1914 — Rome 25.7.1988. Italian Japanologist. Student of Tucci at Rome, graduated 1936. Further studies of Japanese and Buddhist art in Kyoto, also worked as journalist. Back in Italy 1938 taught briefly at Naples, but soon returned to Japan. After war taught Italian at Tokyo University, remained…
STEPHEN, Dorothea Jane. Simla 20.7.1871 — Andover, Hampshire 9.11.1965. British Missionary in South India. Cousin to Virginia Woolf; daughter of a lawyer, Bart. James Fitzjames Stephen (1829–1894), and Mary Richenda Cunningham. Born in India grew up in England. Warden of St. Andrew’s Missionary Training College in Madras. Unmarried. Publications: Studies in…
STAVISKIJ, Boris Jakovlevič. Svetlyj, obl. Irkutsk 25.11.1926 — 8.1.2006. Russian Central Asian Scholar (History and Archaeology). Son of an official. Graduated 1949 in Leningrad in history. Kand. ist. nauk 1954, Dr. ist. nauk 1979. In 1949-65 naučnyj sotrudnik in Central Asian Sector of Hermitage, in 1965-68 in Museum of Oriental…
STANLEY, M. Victor. near Omro, Wisc. 1866 — 19??. U.S. Studied at Lawrence University, 1887-1892, then at University of Wisconsin (B.A. 1893) and University of Oregon (M.A. 1894, LL.B. 1904). Ph.D. 1895 Yale. In 1900 admitted to bar, for a while practised in Portland, Oregon. Then teaching Latin, soon Supervising-Principal…
STANG, Christian Schweigaard. Christiania (Oslo) 15.3.1900 — Kirkenes 2.7.1977. Notwegian IE and Blato-Slavic Linguist. Professor in Oslo. Son of lawyer, politician and academic Fredrik Stang (1867–1941) and Caroline Schweigaard (1871–1900). Studied Germanistics and Classics at Oslo (also Sanskrit under Konow and Church Slavonian) and 1920-21 Paris (Meillet). In 1924-25 fieldwork…
STACK, Edward. 1850 — at sea 12.1.1887. British (Irish) Civil Servant in India. Studied at Queen’s University, M.A. Joined I.C.S. 1872, served in North-West Provinces, also visited Iran in 1891. From 1882 the first Director of Land Records and Agriculture in Assam. Learned quickly Assamese and began studying tribal languages,…