HEISSIG, Walter (Walther). Vienna 5.12.1913 — Rheinböllen 5.9.2005. Austrian Mongolian Scholar in Germany. Professor in Bonn. Studied Mongolian in the 1930s ar Vienna and Berlin. Joined SA 1932, 1934 switched to SS. From 1940 in Peking, also visited Inner Mongolia. Ph.D. 1941 Vienna. He remained the war years until 1946 in…
HAURI, Christoph-Ernst. Binningen near Basel 17.10.1929 — 18.6.2005. Swiss Linguist. Son of a priest, gymnasium in Basel. Studies at Basel, Ph.D. 1960 there. From 1960 chargé de cours at Genève and Lausanne, in 1962-64 taught German at University of Texas in Houston, back in Switzerland from 1965 eo. Professor in…
HARTMANN, Gerda. Kiel 1908 — ????. Miss. German Student of Indology. Studies at Kiel, Ph.D. 1932. Around 1938 migrated to the U.S.A. and worked in the Library of Congress (1938/40). Publications: Diss. Beiträge zur Geschichte der Göttin Lakṣmī. 42 p. Wertheim a.M. 1933. – “Symbols of the nidānas in Tibetan…
HALLOCK, Richard Treadwell. Passaic, NJ 5.4.1906 — Chicago 20.11.1980. U.S. Assyriologist and Specialist of Elamite. Studied at University of Toronto (B.A. 1929), then Assyriology at Chicago (M.A. 1931, Ph.D. 1934). From 193257 Research Assistant in Chicago Assyrian Dictionary project. War service in military intelligence in Washington, DC, remained there until…
HALE, William Henry. Albany, NY 20.8.1840 — Brooklyn, NY 3.5.1919. U.S. Lawyer. Son of Silvester Hale (1804–1881) and Nancy Arzelia Eames. Studies at Yale (B.A. 1860) and S.U.N.Y. Albany (LL.B. 1861). Ph.D. 1863 Yale. Lawyer, and Superintendent of Public Baths in Brooklyn, N.Y. Married 1892 Louisa Gertrude Washington. Publications: Diss. Comparison of the evolution of…
HÄRTEL, Herbert. Hoyerswerda 7.5.1921 — Berlin 23.11.2005. German Indologist, Buddhist Scholar and Art Historian. Studies at Halle and Göttingen (under Waldschmidt). Ph.D. Göttingen 1953. In 1953-62 Curator in Museum für Völkerkunde in Berlin. From 1963 Direktor of Museum für indische Kunst in Berlin (which was much his own creation), also…
GUTHRIE, Kenneth Sylvan Launfal. Dundee 22.7.1871 — 1940. British (Scottish) Philosopher and Historian of Philosophy in the U.S.A. Son of William Eugene Guthrie and Frances Silva D’Arusmont (1832–1903). The family was travelling, he was educated in Italy, Germany, Belgium, Scotland and U.S.A. Studied in the U.S.A., at University of the South…
GRIGNASCHI, Mario. Trieste 20.1.1917 — Muggia, prov. Trieste 26.3.2000. Italian Orientalist. Professor in Venice. Son of Emilio Grignaschi and Gemma Angeli. Publications: “Quelques specimens de la littérature sassanide conservés dans les bibliothèques d’Istambul. Introduction et traduction des extraits du Kārnāmaǧ d’Ānūširwān„ JA 254, 1966, 1-142. – “La Chute de l’empire Hephtalite…
GOUVEA, Antonio de. Beja, region Alentejo 1575 — Manzanares, Castille-La Manche 18.8.1628. Portuguese Augustinian Missionary and Diplomat. Ordained as priest 1591. From 1597 taught theology in Goa, from there visited Persia in 1602-03 on diplomatic mission, again 1608-09 establishing Augustinian mission in Isfahan, from there proceeded to Spain. In 1611-28…
GITEAU, Madeleine. Nantes 7.6.1918 — Chilly-Mazarin (Essonne) 25.2.2005. Mlle. French Art Historian, Specialist of Khmer Art. After studies of history and geography, she went in 1946 to Cambodia as teacher. Interested in local art and archaeology, on a furlough in Paris in 1951 started the study of Sanskrit (certificat 1961),…