CARLLEYLE, Archibald Campbell L. (himself wrote Carleyle; some have Carlyle). 1831 — 1897. British Archaeologist. Came to India as tutor to the sons of the raja of Vizianagram, then curator of Riddell Museum in Agra. Assistant of Cunningham in the A.S.I. from 1871, from 1875/80 First Assistant. In 1871 he…
CARL, Jean Eugène. Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 23.9.1900 — London 3.4.1941. French Architect and Archeologist. Son of Jules Antoine Carl (1863–1944) and Zénéide Riabon. Diplom of architect 1928. He was in Maison Franco-Japonais in Tokyo, then Hackin’s assistant in the French excavations in Afghanistan in 1928-40, participating in the most part of his projects…
CAREY, William. Paulerspury near Towcester, Northamptonshire 17.8.1761 — Serampur 9.6.1834. British Missionary and Pioneer of Indology, in India 1794–1834. Son of Edmund Carey, a weaver and village schoolmaster, and Elizabeth Wells, became in the age of 14 apprentice to a shoemaker in Hackleton. He was interested in religion and joined…
CAREY, Felix. Moulton, Northamptonshire 20.10.1786 (geni.com 1785) — Serampur 10.11.1822. British Missionary. Eldest son of —> William Carey (1761–1834) and Dorothy Plackett (d. 1807). Came to India with his parents in 1794. With his missionary zeal the father neglected him and he was rather brought up by —> W. Ward.…
CAREY, Eustace. Paulerspury near Towcester, Northamptonshire 22.3.1791 — London 19.7.1855. British Missionary in India. Son of Thomas Carey (1769–1822), an officer, nephew of —> William Carey (1761–1834). Educated at Bristol College, arrived at Serampur as a missionary in 1814, founded a missionary establishment in Calcutta in 1817, and left India…
CAPPIERI, Mario. 1894 — 1979. Italian Anthropologist. Professor of Anthropology in Rome. In 1953 Biometrician in Central Institute of Statistics of the Republic and Assistant at Scuola di Perfezionamento in Scienze Biologiche, Università di Roma. In 1955 Professor of Anthropology at Naples and Lecturer in Demography at Rome. Publications: “Le caste…
CAPPELLER, Carl Johann Wilhelm. Alexkehmen, Ostpreussen 22.3.1840 — Jena 17.7.1925. German Indologist. Professor in Jena. Son of an estate owner from East Prussia, Wilhelm Cappeller (1817–1896), and Amalie Knochenhauer (1820–1896), educated at Gumbinnen Gymnasium. In 1860-64 studies of classical philology, soon also of Sanskrit (under Bopp and Weber), IE and…
CANNIZZARO, Francesco Adolfo. Messina 13.7.1867 — Rome 24.4.1914. Italian Lawyer and autodidact Iranian Scholar. From 1887 studied law in Rome, also attended De Gubernatis’ Sanskrit classes until 1893. Degree in law 1894 University of Catania. Active in politics as a socialist, but also actively studied the Vīdēvdāt preparing almost complete…
CANNING, Hugh. 18?? — 23.12.1927. Irishman? M.A. 1910 Trinity College. From 1914 Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology at Trinity College in Dublin (still there 1924). Publications: Nothing found. Sources: Death in the Belfast Gazette 28.9.1928, 1987; nomination in Dublin University Calendar online. No further information found (not in D.I.B.).
CANDY, Thomas. East Knoyle, Wiltshire 13.12.1804 — Mahabaleshwar, dt. Satara 26.2.1877. British Colonial Officer, Teacher and Marathi Scholar in India. Major. Son of Robert Candy (1712–1808) and Ann Harding (1766–1846), educated at Magdalene College School, Oxford. Together with his twin brother George Candy (1804–1869) he joined the army and came…