SNELLING, John. 1943 — London 28.2.1992. British Bauddha. In the 1960s noted archer, participated in 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. In 1971-72 travelled in India. Suffered long (from 1975) of leukaemia. In the 1980s General Secretary of the Buddhist Society, author of several books, a broadcaster and the editor of…
SMYTH, George Monro Carmichael (Carmichael-Smyth). Middlesex 18.9.1803 — Kensington, London 29.4.1890. British (Scottish) Colonial Officer in India. Son of physician James Carmichael Smyth (1742–1821) and Mary Holyland (1753?–1806). Arrived in India in 1819/20. Rised to Major of 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry, in 1857 Colonel and Commandant of 3rd Light Cavalry in…
SMITHER, James George. Ireland 1833 — Camberwell, London 1910. British (Irish) Architect in Sri Lanka. Worked as architect in London and in 1865-83 as the first Government Architect of Ceylon, then retired to England. In 1899 he finally retired from architectural practice. O.B.E. As architect his work included the National…
SMITH, Robert Percy. 18?? — 1???. British Colonial Officer in India. Captain of Royal Artillery, signed his Preface in Bareilly (1890). There was an elder R.P.S., called “Bobus Smith” (1770–1845), the Judge Advocate General of Bengal and M.P., probably our man was named after him (but not his direct descendant). Publications: Urdu Grammar.…
SMITH, Maria Wilkins. Philadelphia, PA 21.6.1884 — 29.12.1973. U.S. Linguist. Daughter of William Horner Smith (1853–1889) and Henrietta Constantia Wilkins (1856–1933). Apparently the same M. W. Smith who studied at Bryn Mawr (1906) and passed Ph.D. 1929 at University of Pennsylvania (under Kent). She was Instructor, then Assistant Professor of Latin…
SMITH, Lewis Ferdinand. 17?? — 18??. British Colonial Officer in India. Son of Major Lewis Lucius Smith (1750?–1794) of Indian army. Major in Daulat Rao Scindia’s service (no longer 1805). Secretary to Sir Harford Jones, Ambassador to Persia. Married with Ann Mitchell Nicholls, father of General Lucius Horton Smith (1793–1858).…
SMITH, Emil. Kristiania (Oslo) 7.5.1887 — Oslo 16.5.1957. Norwegian Philologist and Linguist. Son of judge Hjalmar Smith (1857–1928) and Johanna Ovidia Fredrikke Ellefsen (1864–1947). Grew up in Kristiansund and Kristiania. From 1905 studies, mainly of Greek, in Kristiania and 1910-11 at Berlin. Graduated 1914, from 1915 Docent at Kristiania. Never took…
SMET, Jean de. 1862 — 1???. Rev. Father. S.J. Belgian Missionary in India. In Ranchi, Chota-Nagpore. Publications: Rudiments of a Mundari Grammar. 81 p. Calcutta 1891. Sources: No further details found.
SMART, Bath Charles. 1838 — 1887. British Physician interested in Gipsy Language. M.D. Worked in Manchester. Married Elizabeth Gurteen, widower 1867. Publications: The Dialect of the English Gypsies. 1863, 2nd rev. & enlarged ed. with Henry Thomas Crofton. 23+302 p. L. 1875. Sources: Wikisource, wife’s name and death in Medical Journal, no…
SMALL, George. 1??? — 1???. Rev. Baptist Missionary in India. M.A. Worked in Calcutta and Benares, retired for health reasons in the early 1860s (another source: 1852). Married 1852 Ann Chadwick (née Lovegrove). In the Preface to his Sanskrit Literature the author admits to have collected his material from Indological books.…