DUTOIT, Julius Franz Gustav. Darmstadt 13.3.1872 — Munich 17.6.1958. German Indologist (Pāli Scholar). Son of a teacher of modern languages. Matriculated from the Gymnasium of Darmstadt in 1890. In 1890-93 studied classical philology at Munich, Giessen, and again Munich (also Indology under E. Kuhn). As student became Roman Catholic. Ph.D.…
DUTENS, Jean-Michel Albert Alfred. Abbeville (Somme) 13.3.1841 — Paris 8.7.1917. French Linguist. Son of Louis Dutens (1800–1866) and Marie Amélie Hecquet d’Orval. Ph.D. 1883 Paris. According to Meillet his dissertation was good, but attracted so little attention that the depressed author never published much more, although remained member of the…
DURSCH, Johann Georg Martin. Deggingen, Kr. Göppingen, Württemberg 11.11.1800 — Rottweil, Württemberg 21.2.1881. German Catholic Theologian interested in Sanskrit. Studies at Tübingen, ordained as priest in 1825. Dr.theol. and Ph.D. 1825. Then two and a half year studies of Oriental languages in Paris (under Chézy et al.). After returning he…
DUROISELLE, Charles. Paris 25.6.1871 — Paris 7.4.1951. French Archaeologist and Pāli Scholar in Burma. Son of François Victor Duroiselle, a designer, and Clara Lorichon, went to Burma when 19. From 1903 correspondant of É.F.E.O. In 1909 Honorary Keeper of Manuscripts in Bernard Free Library, Rangoon. Superintendent of the Archaeological Survey…
DURING CASPERS, Elisabeth (Inez) Christina Louisa. Amsterdam 1.9.1934 — Leiden 31.1.1996. Dutch Archaeologist of South Asia, Mesopotamia and Harappa Culture. Daughter of Engelbert Pieter During Caspers and Elisabeth Christina Louisa Putnam. Studied Mesopotamian archaeology, then South Asian archaeology at Amsterdam. B.A., M.A. (both in Sumerian and in prehistoric archaeology) 1962…
DUPUIS, Louis Savinien. Sens, Yonne (Bourgogne) 18.8.1806 — Pondichéry 4.6.1874. Father. French Missionary and Tamil Scholar in India. Son of Edme Louis Dupuis und Victoire Remy. The home was very religious and he was put in local Jesuit school. Also seminary in Sens, ordained priest 1829. In 1831 sent to…
DUPONT-SOMMER, André Louis. Marnes-la-Coquette near Paris 23.12.1900 — Paris 14.5.1983. French Epigraphist and Semitic Scholar, a Specialist of Aramaic. Son of a lawyer. After school military service in 1920-22. Then studied philology and theology in Paris, licence in both in 1924 and 1928 resp. Further studies of archaeology in Jerusalem,…
DUPONT, Pierre. Paris 3.12.1908 — Bangkok 16.10.1955 (Auboyer: 31.12.1908–18.10.1955). French Archaeologist of South-East Asia (especially Cambodia). Professor in Paris. Studies of Indology, South-East Asian studies, art and archaeology in Paris under Lévi, Foucher, Picard and Stern, at É.P.H.É., Institut d’éthnologie and École du Louvre. Worked in Musée Guimet, in French…
DUPEYTY-TRAHON, Jean-Ferdinand. Claire-Fontaine (Seine-et-Oise) 30.3.1794 — 1836. French Indologist. Son of an officer, who had served in India under Haidar ‘Ali, became interested in India through his father’s reminiscences. After studies of medicine in Paris became in 1813 the physician of the 150th regiment, but felt unhappy in the army…
DUNCKER, Max(imilian) Wolfgang. Berlin 15.12.1811 — Ansbach 21.7.1886. German Historian and Politician. Son of Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Duncker (1781–1869), a bookseller and publisher, and Fanny Auguste Levy. After Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium studies at Berlin under Hegel et al., for a while also at Bonn. Ph.D. 1834 Berlin. After some difficulties PD 1839…