VERWEY, Anthony Hendrik Nicolaas. ’s-Gravenhage 14.4.1918 — Leiden 7.1.2001. Dutch Anthropologist specialized in India and Tibet. Studied Law and Indology at Amsterdam and Leiden. In 1947-81 working in Ethnological Museum, Leiden. His main interests were: material evidence of popular Hinduism and Tibetan religion. Married Thora de Wijs. Publications: Tentoonstelling: Pabuji, een…
TUCKER, Thomas George. Burnham, Buckinghamshire 29.3.1859 — Stope Cove, Devon 24.1.1946. British Classical Scholar in Australia. Professor in Melbourne. Son of Charles Tucker, agent, and Elizabeth Rolfe. Educated in Northampton and Lancaster, studies at Cambridge (St. John’s College, Fellow 1882). B.A. 1882, M.A. 1885. From 1883 the first Professor of…
TROST, Paul/Pavel. Šternberg, Moravia 3.10.1907 — Prague 6.1.1987. Czech IE, Slavic and German Linguist. Professor in Prague. Son of engineer Karl Trost and his wife Paula, a Catholic family. Gymnasium in Brno, studies of IE and general, Romance, Germanic and Slavic linguistics at Prague German University in 1928-34. Ph.D. 1934…
TOSCANO, Giuseppe. Parma 19.9.1911 — Parma 6.7.2003. Father. Italian Historian of Tibet Mission. In 1924 entered Missionari Saveriani, studied in Vicenza and Parma. Fully ordained 1932, worked in Ravenna and from 1936, as teacher of Latin, Greek and Italian, in Parma. From 1938 studies at Catholic University of Milano, graduated…
TODD, Killingworth Richard Utten. Samford, Suffolk 16.12.1904 — Surrey 13.4.1950. British Naval Officer in India. Son of Richard James Utten Todd (1874–1962) and Constance Ethelreda Lunn. Joined the Royal Indian Navy as Sub-Lieutenant, finally rose to Commander. In WW II participated in Burmese operations. As archaeologist he was interested both…
TIHANY, Leslie Charles. Gyor, Hungary 28.12.1911 — 1997. Hungarian Linguist and Historian in the U.S.A. Son of Béla Tihany and Katalin Báródy. Came to the U.S.A. in 1930, naturalized 1940. Studied at Franklin and Marshall College (B.Sc. 1931), Northwestern University (M.A. 1933, Ph.D. 1936), then at Harvard (M.A. 1938) and…
THIEME, Paul. Berlin 18.4.1905 — London 27.4.2001. German Indologist. Professor in Halle, New Haven and Tübingen. Son of Oskar Thieme (1868–1943), a minister, and Elisabeth Blancke (1870–1942), born as one of triplets. Gymnasium in Eisenach, privately learned Sanskrit from Fick’s textbook (from school he had Latin, Greek and Hebrew). From…
TEMPLER, Philip Arthur. Ceylon 4.4.1846 — Aigle, Switzerland 23.8.1899. British Civil Servant in Sri Lanka. Son of Francis Buller Templer (1819–1903), also a colonial officer in Ceylon, and Emma Turton. Assistant Government Agent in Puttaļam (1877/82 there), later Government Agent in Southern Province (1890), then in Central Province (1894). Finally…
TASKER, Theodore James. Stuttgart, Germany 20.1.1884 — Swanage, Dorset 9.5.1981. Sir. British Civil Servant in India. Son of John Greenwood Tasker (geneanet 1853–1932, WikiTree 1854–1936) and Ellen Martha Sanderson. In 1908-44 in I.C.S., Madras, in 1927-42 seconded to Nizam’s government in Hyderabad. C.I.E. 1932 O.B.E. Knighted 1937.. Married 1915 Jessie…
SYKES, Percy Molesworth. Brompton, Kent 28.2.1867 — London 11.6.1945. Sir. British Colonial Officer and Diplomat. Brigadier-General. Son of army chaplain Rev. William Sykes (1829–1900) and Mary Molesworth, educated at Rugby, military education at Sandhurst. From 1888 served in 2nd Dragoon Guards in India, 1895 Lieutenant, 1897 Captain. In 1892 secret…