HÜTTEMANN, Wilhelm Ferdinand. Braunsberg/Ostpreussen (Braniewo in Poland) 27.3.1871 — before 1923. German Teacher and Student of Indology. Son of a school-teacher (Oberlehrer), educated at Lyceums of Metz and Strassburg and finally at Hagenau Gymnasium in Elsass (Alsace). From 1890 studied classical and Indian philology at Strassburg (under Leumann), 1898 teacher’s…
HÜSING, Georg. Liegnitz in Prussian Silesia (now Legnica in Poland) 4.6.1869 — Vienna 1.9.1930. German Scholar of Near Eastern and Iranian history in Austria. Studies at Breslau, Berlin (i.al. under Andreas) and Königsberg. Ph.D. 1897 Königsberg. Living in Breslau, then Habilitation at Vienna in 1912 “für Geschichte und Kulturgeschichte des…
HÜBSCHMANN, Johann Heinrich. Erfurt 1.7.1848 — Strassburg 20.1.1908. German Indo-Iranist. Professor in Strassburg. Son of Ernst Friedrich Hübschmann (d. 1854), a mill owner, and Martha Cramer. After gymnasium in Erfurt, studies of IE and Semitic linguistics at Jena (Schleicher), Tübingen, Leipzig anf Munich. Ph.D. 1872 Munich (under Haug). In 1874…
HORST, Christopher Henry (Christoph Heinrich). Willenburg near Schwerin 24.5.1761 — Tanjavur 10.7.1810. German Lutheran Missionary in India. Son of Anton Wilhelm Horst (1714–1789) and Veronica Voigt (1719–1761). Grew up in Ratzeburg. From 1781 studied medicine at Göttingen, but soon joined Hannoveran army and went to India, arriving 1787 in Madras.…
HOROVITZ, Josef (Chajim). Lauenburg, Pommern (Lębork in Poland) 26.7.1874 — Frankfurt 5.2.1931. German Oriental (Arabic) Scholar. Born in a Jewish family, son of the orthodox Rabbi and historian Marcus Horovitz (1844–1910, originally from Hungary) and Auguste Ettlinger, brother of the Rabbi and philologist Jacob Horovitz (1873–1939). Educated in Frankfurt a.M.…
HORN, Paul. Halle 14.1.1863 — Strassburg 11.11.1908. German Iranian Scholar. Professor in Strassburg. Son of a railway officer, educated in Halle. Studies at Halle and Berlin, Ph.D. 1885 Halle (under Bartholomae). From 1889 PD für iranische Sprachen at Strassburg, from 1892 also a venia legendi für indogermanische Sprachen, from 1900…
HOPPE, Max (Anagārika Dharmapāla). 24.4.1907 — 1992. German Bauddha. Son of a post master. Interrupted studies of theology, wished by his parents, and tried his luck in business with meagre success. Became interested in Schopenhauer, then in 1936 in Grimm’s Buddhism. Joined the Altbuddhistische Gemeinde and became Grimm’s pupil. During…
HOLTZMANN, Adolf (der jüngere). Karlsruhe 20.12.1838 — Freiburg i. B. 17.2.1914. German Indologist. Professor in Freiburg i. Br. Nephew of —> Adolf Holtzmann d.ä. (1810–1870). Son of Karl Julius Holtzmann (1804–1877), a minister and Theologian, and Adelheid Sprenger. Studies at Heidelberg under his uncle and at Erlangen under Spiegel. Ph.D.…
HOLTZMANN, Adolf Karl Wilhelm (der ältere). Karlsruhe 2.5.1810 — Heidelberg 3.7.1870. German Indologist and Germanist. Professor in Heidelberg. Son of Johann Michael Holtzmann (1774–1820), a teacher (at Lyceum), and Christiane Fetzer, brother of Karl Julius Holtzmann (1804–1877), the father of the younger —> Adolf Holtzmann (1838–1914) From 1828 studies of…
HOHENBERGER, Adam. Grubenberg, Oberfranken 4.7.1888 — 1966. German Indologist. Lutheran Priest in Bavaria. Educated in Leipzig, in 1913-18 studies at Leipzig, of Protestant Theology, comparative religion, missiology and Indology (under Windisch). Ph.D. in December 1918 Leipzig. Worked in various positions in the church in Munich, Brand, and Schwabach, in 1938-56…