TUBJANSKIJ, Mihail Izrailevič

TUBJANSKIJ, Mihail Izrailevič. St.Petersburg 6.(18.)1893 — Leningrad 24.11.1937 (not 1943). Russian Indologist (Sanskrit and Bengali) and Tibetologist. Son of a Jewish official. Graduated 1919 from Oriental Faculty, Petrograd, student of Ščerbackoj and Vladimircov (Mongolian). In 1920-27 and 1937 taught Bengali at Institute of Living Oriental Languages and at Oriental Institute,…

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TRUMPP, Ernst.

TRUMPP, Ernst T. Ilsfeld bei Besigheim, Württemberg 13.3.1828 — Munich 5.4.1885. German Missionary and Indologist. Professor in Munich. Son of carpenter Georg Thomas Trumpp (1790–1885) and Sara Bader. After Latin school in Beilstein and gymnasium in Heilbronn studied at Tübingen (Ewald), passed theological examination in 1848. Even now also studied…

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TRÜBNER, Nicholas

TRÜBNER, Nicholas (born Johann Nikolaus Tr.). Heidelberg 17.6.1817 — London 30.3.1884. German Oriental Scholar, Publisher and Bookseller in London. Son of goldsmith Karl Albrecht Trübner, gymnasium in Heidelberg. Joined a bookseller in Heidelberg in 1832, from 1838-43 at publishing houses in Göttingen (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht), Hamburg and Frankfurt. In 1843…

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TRUBETZKOY, Prince Nikolai Sergeyevich

TRUBETZKOY, Prince Nikolai Sergeyevich (Russian Knjaz Nikolaj Sergeevič Trubeckoj). Moscow 4(16).4.1890 — Vienna 25.6.1938. Russian Phonetician, Slavic and IE Lin­guist, Austrian citizen 1922. Son of Sergej Nikolaevič Tr. (1862–1905),a Professor of philosophy and Rector of Moscow University, and Praskovja Vladimirovna Obolenskaja, of high nobility. Educated at home, became early interested…

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TROYER, Anton

TROYER von Aufkirchen und Thun, Anton Ferdinand (Anthony). Klattau, Bohemia (now Klatovy in Czechia) 1775 (geni.com  26.2.1773, not 1769!) — Royaumont near Paris 2.6.1865. Austrian Officer and Indologist in India and Paris. Son of Lieutenant Joseph Troyer von Aufkirchen and his wife Theresia, of an old family of nobility. From…

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TROVANELLI, Silvio

TROVANELLI, Silvio. Bologna 18?? — Bologna before 1911. Italian Legal Scholar interested in Indology. Graduated 1883 Bologna (in Law). Worked as lawyer, also Docent of Juridical Philosophy (libera docente in Filosofia del diritto) at Bologna University. In his 1883 book he used translations, for the Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio, for the Raghuvaṁśa…

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TROTTER, Lionel J.

TROTTER, Lionel James. Calcutta ?.9.1827 — Oxford ?.5.1912. British Colonial Officer in India. Son of Edward Charles Trotter (1805?–1831), of Calcutta, and Sarah Dickey (1808?–1887). “Educated at Charterhouse and Merton College, Oxford. Entered Indian Army, 1847. Served in Panjab campaign, 1848-9, at Chilianwala and Gujarat; Burma war, 1853. Commanded at…

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TROMBETTI, Alfredo

TROMBETTI, Alfredo. Bologna 6/16.1.1866 — Venice 5.7.1929. Italian Linguist, Polyglot and Orientalist. Of modest origin, son of the elder A. Trombetti and Viola Mingozzi, both textile workers, father died when he was 14. He learned goldsmith’s work, but when his talents were noted (he had learned on his own several…

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TROICKIJ, Mihail Sergeevič

TROICKIJ, Mihail Sergeevič. Tiflis (Tbilisi) 1901 — 1937?. Russian Indo-Tibetologist. Son of a teacher and nobleman, grew up in Kiev. In 1920 joined the Red Army, in 1926 the Communist Party. From 1928 Ščerbatskoj’s student at Oriental Institute, Leningrad, graduated 1931. He worked at Oriental Institute and now also learned…

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TRITHEN, Franz Heinrich

TRITHEN, Franz Heinrich (in England called Francis Henry). St.Stephan, Simmental, canton Bern (Stache-Weiske: Brugg/Aargau) 1820 (bapt. 4.2.) — near Odessa 27.4.1854. Swiss Indologist. He grew up in Russia, studied in Germany and worked in England, but remained Swiss citizen all his life. While Windisch and Mehlitz call him Franz, Wackernagel has Friedrich.…

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