PULGRAM, Ernst. Vienna 18.9.1915 — Ireland 17.8.2005. U.S. (Austrian-born) Linguist, Specialist of Italic and Romance Languages. Son of tailor Sigmund Pulgram. Educated in Vienna,1934 began studies at Vienna under Kretschmer et al., Ph.D. 1938 in Romance philology. After Anschluss he had to escape from the Nazis as a Jew in…
PROKOSCH, Eduard. Eger, Bohemia (Cheb, Czechia) 15.3.1876 — New Haven, Conn. 11.8.1938. U.S. (born Austrian) Linguist, Specialist of IE and Germanic. Son of Wenzel Prokosch, a schoolmaster, and Marie Fischer. Studied jurisprudence at Prague and Vienna (advocate examination 1897). Emigrated to the U.S.A. 1898 (citizen 1904). Worked briefly as reporter…
NEUBAUER, Edwin. 1??? — . Austrian Student of Indology. Ph.D. 1931 Vienna. Publications: Diss. Indisches Privatleben im Spiegel der Jātakas.Manuscript 1931. Sources: Diss. in Janert; nothing in internet.
MÄNCHEN-HELFEN, Otto Johann/John. Vienna 26.6.1894 — Berkeley 29.1.1969. Austrian Sinologist and Central Asian Scholar in the U.S.A. Professor in Berkeley. Son of Johann Helfen (1859–1938), a book printer, and Agnes Katharina Mänchen (1867–1944). After school in Vienna began studies at Vienna, but soon had to serve in WW I, then…
DIMAND, Maurice Sven. Austria 2.8.1892 — 1986. U.S. (Austrian-born) Art Historian. Son of William Dimand and Betty Rosengren. Studies at Vienna, Ph.D. 1916 (under Strzygowski, diss. on Coptic tapestries). In 1916-18 Research assistant in Institute Fine Arts, Vienna. Came to the U.S.A. in 1923, naturalized 1931. From 1923 Assistant, 1925…
WORLITZKY, Franz. 1??? — 19??. Austrian Student of Indology. Ph.D. 1931 Vienna. Publications: Diss. Die Ādityas und ihre Beziehungen zu den anderen Göttern des vedischen Pantheons. Manuscript, Vienna 1931. Sources: Diss. in Janert; nothing further information found.
WLASCHIM, Katharina. Vienna 14.2.1902 — Detroit ?.5.1984. Ph.D. 1927 Vienna. Her surname points to Czech (Vlašim). Daughter of Dagobert Wlaschim (born in Prague) and Bertha Baumgartl, married Fritz Flesch (1903–1981), moved with him to Detroit. Publications: Diss. Studien zu den indogermanischen Ausdrücken für ‘geben’ und ‘nehmen’. Manuscript. Vienna 1927. Sources: Diss. in…
NEUMANN, Michael. 1??? — ????. Austrian Student of Indology. Ph.D. 1927 Vienna. Publications: Diss. Der Vṛtra-Kampf in der indischen Literatur. Manuscript, Vienna 1927. Sources: diss. in Janert.
MITTELBERGER, Hermann. Klagenfurt 25.1.1935 — Treibach-Althofen, Kärnten 13.5.2004. Austrian IE Scholar. Professor in Graz. School in Klagenfurt, from 1953 studies of classics, IE and Sanskrit at Vienna. Ph.D. 1962 Vienna. In 1957-62 Assistant of Indology at Vienna, then briefly at Utrecht. From 1964 Assistant, from 1969 also PD at Würzburg.…
KÖNIG, Franz. Warth bei Rabenstein, Lower Austria 3.8.1905 — Vienna 13.3.2004. Austrian Orientalist and Scholar of Religion, Roman Catholic Priest, Cardinal. Son of Franz König (1867–1913) and Maria Fink (1878–1967). Gymnasium in Melk. Studies at Vienna and Rome (under Messsina). Ph.D. 1930 Rome. In 1933 ordained priest in Rome. In…