LANGLÈS, Louis-Mathieu. Perenne (Welles-Pérennes) near St.Didier (Montdidier, Oise) 23.8.1763 — Paris 28.5.(28.1.?)1824. French Oriental (especially Persian) Scholar. Son of a farmer, according to his own claim, of local gentry. Joined the army, but was sickly and quitted after the disappointment of being not sent to India and went to Paris.…
LANG, Emmanuel. 1878? — 1911 (when 33). French (?) Indologist. Studies of Sanskrit and Hindi at É.P.H.É. (S. Lévi) and É.L.O.V. in Paris, and social and economic sciences in London and Berlin. Died prematurely so that his only work was published posthumously. Publications: Edited & transl. “La mahajjātakamālā”, JA 10:19,…
LANE-POOLE, Stanley Edward. London 18.17.1854 — London 29.12.1931. British Historian, Archaeologist and Oriental (Arabic) Scholar. Son of Edward Stanley Poole (1830–1867, also an Arabic scholar) and Roberta Reddelien (1820–1866), through his paternal grandmother grand-nephew of Edward William Lane (1801–1876, famous Arabist). After parents’ early death raised by his grandmother and…
LANDSBERG, Georg. 18?? — 19??. In P.T.S. report for 1922 he is called Dr. G.L. of Breslau. There are in the Rhys Davids family collection in Cambridge ten letters written by him in German from Japan and Germany in 1913–14 (thus the mathematician G.L., 1865–1912, is excluded). One G.L. was…
LANDOR, Arnold Henry Savage. Florence 2.6.1865 — Florence 26.12.1924. British Painter, Writer and Traveller. Son of Charles Savage L. and grandson of the poet Walter S.L. (1775–1864), he spent his childhood in Florence, studied art in Paris and as a painter travelled around the world. In 1897 he made an…
LANCZKOWSKI, Günter. Kassel 18.5.1917 — Heidelberg 1.8.1993. German Scholar of Religion. Matriculated 1937 and began studies at Marburg, but was 1939 taken to army. Participated in WW II and was war prisoner. In 1946 continued his studies. Ph.D. 1947 Marburg. Further studies at Göttingen. In 1960-67 Docent (hab.diss. on Egypt)…
LANCEREAU, Édouard. Sedan (Ardennes) 27.6.1819 — Lisieux (Calvados) 25.12.1895. French Indologist. Studies in Paris, especially Sanskrit under Burnouf. For a while taught as professeur suppléant at Collège de Charlemagne, then concentrated on research and translating work (from Sanskrit and Hindi). Correcteur at Imprimérie national. Publications: Chrestomathie hindie et hindoue. Vocabulaire hindi-hindoui-français. 4+134+144…
LAMOTTE, Étienne. Dinant 21.2.1903 — Brussels 5.5.1983. Monseigneur. Belgian Indologist and Catholic Priest. Professor in Louvain. Born in a big family as the son of the court officer and historian Georges L. (1861–1952). After classical education in Dinant took ecclesiastic career like his brother. Now studied classical languages and scholastic…
LA LANE, Pierre de (Lalane, Lalanne). Toulouse 6.8.1669 — Pondichéry 1746. S.J. French missionary in South India. Entered Jesuit order in 1685, in 1703 arrived at Pondichéry and began learning the language. Then worked there until his death (except three years in Tarcolam and a visit to Bengal). Publications: According…
SCHRÖTER, Julius Erich. 1868 — 19??. German Student of Indology. Ph.D. 1900 Leipzig. Apparently active in 1909, possibly as librarian in Leipzig. U. Wokoeck, German Orientalism. has librarian E.S. living in 1868–1965, but the librarian E.S. who died 1965 was born in 1894 (https://www.o-bib.de/article/view/2015H2S1-32/2445). He came from Leipzig, true, and…