BRIGHT, William Oliver (Bill). Oxnard, Calif. 13.8.1928 — Louisville, Color. 15.10.2006. U.S. Linguist and Indologist. Professor in Los Angeles. Son of a butcher. Graduated 1945 from Oxnard High School, where he showed an early interest in languages. Studies of medicine, soon of Spanish and linguistics at University of California in…
BOYCE, Nora Elizabeth Mary. Darjeeling, India 2.8.1920 — London 4.4.2006. British (with Irish background) Iranian Scholar. Professor in London. Daughter of William H. Boyce, judge at Calcutta High Court, and Nora Gardiner. Family returned soon to the U.K. Educated at Wimbledon High School and Cheltenham Ladies College, then studies from 1940…
BOULTON, John Victor. 1934 — 2006. British Indologist (NIA). Ph.D. 1967 S.O.A.S. From 1962 Lecturer in Bengali and Oriya at S.O.A.S., retired 1988. Publications: Diss. on Oriya. Manuscript S.O.A.S. 1967. – Phakirmohana Senapati: His life and prose-fiction. 537 p. Bhubaneshwar 1993 (rev. diss. on Oḍiyā author). – With G. Mishra:…
BONIŃSKI, Piotr. Eastern Poland 1898 — Gliwice 1968. Polish Bauddha. Originally interested in Theosophy and Hinduism, but 1946 turned to Buddhism after reading Dahlke, Neumann, et al. Together with —> W. Misiewicz he founded in 1949 Kolo Pryjaciol Buddyzmu (Circle of the Friends of Buddhism) in Radom. Publications: Translated: Wybor now…
BEXELL, David Enoch Fridolf Samuel. Barnarp, Jönköpings län 24.8.1861 — Tirupattur 5.7.1938. Swedish Missionary in South India. Son of Rev. Josef Bexell (1815–1897) and Maria Hansson. Studied at Lund and Leipzig. Ordained 1887 and left for India. Worked in different mission stations, in 1893-99 in Coimbatore and 1900-09 in Pudukkottai. In…
BEMBO, Ambrosio. Venice 10.3.1652 — Venice 4.6.1705. Italian Traveller. Born of a great Venetian family, son of Francesco Bembo and Caterina Corner. Served in the unsuccessful defense of Crete against the Ottomans in 1669. In 1671 followed his uncle Marco to Aleppo, where the uncle was the new Venetian consul.…
AUSTIN, Jack. Caerleon, Newport, Wales 16.7.1917 — 15.8.1993. British Bauddha. Reading of Edwin Arnold turned him into Buddhism. Joined A. Govinda’s Arya Maitreya Mandala, led its British branch. Living in London. Friend of Christmas Humhreys. Married 1949, four children. Publications: Translated: The Dhammapada, a New Version. L. 1945, 6th ed. 72…
AUROUSSEAU, Léonard Eugène. Cannes 12.7.1888 — Yerres, Île-de-France 24.1.1929. French Sinologist. Son of Paul Jules Aurousseau and Anaïs Stéphanie Forestier. Educated at colleges of Montluçon (Allier) and Montbéliard (Doubs), then at Lycée Henri-IV in Paris. Studied Chinese at É.P.H.É. (Chavannes) and É.L.O.V. In 1909 to Indochina as soldier, also allowed…
AMES, Michael McClean. Vancouver 19.6.1933 — Vancouver 20.2.2006. Canadian Anthropologist of South Asia. Professor in Vancouver. Son of Ernest Ames and Elsie McClean, both of British origin. B.A. 1956 University of British Columbia, Ph.D. 1961 Harvard in Social Anthropology (under C. DuBois). In 1962–64 Assistant Professor at McMaster University. From…
ZEBROWSKI, Mark Kandel. Springfield, Mass. 11.12.1944 — London 22.8.1999. U.S. Architect and Art Historian in the U.K., Specialist of Mughal Period. Born in a Polish-Italian family, grew up in Enfield, Conn., educated at Dartmouth College. Studied at Harvard. In 1967 served in Peace Corps in India and became interested in Mughal…