TICKELL, Samuel Richard. Cuttack, Orissa 19.8.1811 — Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 20.4.1875. British Colonial Officer and Zoologist in India and Burma. Son of an E.I.C. officer, Richard (or Samuel?) Tickel (1785–1817) and Mary Morris. Educated in England and trained at Addiscombe 1827-29 and joined Bengal Native Infantry. From 1834 served under Hodgson…
THURSTON, Edgar. Kew (London) 1855 — Penzance 5/12.10.1935 (when 80). British Physician, Anthropologist and Naturalist in India. Son of architect Charles Bosworth Thurston (1824–1886) and Georgiana Robins (1833–1927). Educated at Eton, studies of medicine at King’s College, London (LRCP 1877), then worked ar Kent County Lunatic Asylum. From 1885-1908 Superintendent…
THURNEYSEN, Eduard Rudolf. Basel 14.3.1857 — Bonn 9.8.1940. Swiss IE and Celtic Scholar in Germany. Professor in Freiburg and Bonn. Son of silk manufacturer Emil Thurneysen and Elisabeth Merian, educated in Basel. Studied at Basel, Leipzig (Windisch), Berlin (H. Zimmer) and Paris (Gaidoz). Ph.D. 1879 Leipzig. PD 1882 Jena. From…
THUMB, Albert Joseph Gustav. Freiburg im Br. 18.5.1865 — Freiburg i. Br. 14.8.1915. German IE, Greek and Sanskrit Scholar. Professor in Freiburg i. Br., Marburg and Strassburg. Son of Albert Alois Thumb (1838–1886), an architect, and Ida Schanzenbach. Gymnasium in Freiburg. From 1884-85 studies at Freiburg (Brugmann), 1886 Heidelberg (Osthoff)…
THORSTEINSSON, Steingrímur Bjarnason. Arnarstapa, Snæfellsnesi 19.5.1831 — Reykjavik 21.8.1913. Icelandic Poet, Schoolman and Philologist. Born in a well-to-do family, son of Bjarni Thorsteinsson (1781–1876), an official, and Þórunn Hannesdóttir.. Matriculated from Reykjavik Latin School in 1851, then studied at Copenhagen University, first law, but soon languages. Completed his studies in…
THORNTON, Edward. 1799 — Brighton 14.12.1875. British Employe eof East India Company. Probably son of Thomas Thornton and a cousin of —> Edward Parry Thornton. He worked in East India House in 1814-57, finally from 1847 as head of statistical and maritime departments. His works are sometimes (e.g. in Wikipedia)…
THONNELIER, Jules. 18?? — 1879?. French Oriental Scholar. Apparently private scholar in Paris, member of Société Asiatique and Sociéte del’histoire de France. Several literary plans remained inconcluded at his sudden death. Collected a large personal library. Also interested in geology. Married. Publications: Sur les origines sémitiques et indo-tartares de la…
THOMSON, John Cockburn. London 1834 — Tenby, Pembrokeshire 26.5.1860. British Indologist. Son of the well known physician, Anthony Todd Thomson (1778–1849) and Katherine Byerley (1797–1862), an authoress, younger brother of —> H. B. Thomson (1822–1867). Studies at Bonn (under Lassen), Munich and in 1852-57 at Trinity College, Oxford (Wilson). B.A.…
THOMSON, Henry William Byerley (until 1846 Henry William Th.). ?.5.1822 — Colombo 6.1.1867. British Lawyer in Sri Lanka. Son of the well-known physician, Anthony Todd Thomson (1778–1849) and Katherine Byerley (1797–1862), an authoress, elder brother of —> J. C. Thomson (1834–1860). Studies at London University College and Cambridge (Jesus College,…
THOMSEN, Vilhelm Ludvig Peter. Copenhagen 25.1.1842 — Copenhagen 12/13.5.1927. Danish Linguist. Professor in Copenhagen. Son of postmaster Ludvig Frederik Thomsen (1801–1860) and Elise Schlegel. Grew up in Randers. Matriculated in 1859 from Randers Latin School. Studied at Copenhagen theology, but soon concentrated on languages: Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Slavic, and…