VODSKOV, Hans Sofus (born Hans Sophus Wodschou). Limensgade, Åker, Bornholm 16.9.1846 — Copenhagen 16.3.1910. Danish Scholar of Comparative Religion. Born in modest family, son of Frederik Christian Rubeck Wodschou (d. 1847) and Ivare Sofie Caroline Saabye. Lost early his father and grew up with his mother in Randers. Participated in…
VERNER, Karl Adolph (born K. A. Werner). Aarhus 7.3.1846 — Copenhagen 5.11.1896. Danish Linguist and Phonetician. Professor in Copenhagen. Son of a German artisan and his Danish wife. Studied Classics, Germanic and Slavic languagesat Copenhagen, also Sanskrit under Westergaard. Mag. 1873. Further studies at St.Petersburg and Moscow in 1871-75. Librarian…
OLESEN, Peter Elof. Copenhagen 17.8.1877 — 23.9.1939. Danish Indologist. Son of tailor Niels Peter Olesen From 1895 studied at Copenhagen classics, Danish and Sanskrit (under Fausbøll), M.A. 1903. In 1903-25 Assistant of D. Andersen as editor of Sørensen’s Index, then at the C.P.D. in Copenhagen (only now started with Pāli). Publications: Edited…
NYERUP, Rasmus. Syrup, Funen 12.3.1759 — Copenhagen 28.6.1829. Danish Scholar interested in India. Son of Christen Rasmussen, a poor villain, and Karen Simonsdatter. In 1773 came to Odense school, matriculated 1776. Studies of philology and theology at Copenhagen University, M.A. 1784. In 1784-1803 worked in Royal Library, 1796-1829 eo. Professor…
MØLLER (Möller), Martin Thomas Hermann. Hjerpsted, Tonder 13.1.1850 — Copenhagen 5.10.1923. Danish Germanic and IE Linguist. Professor in Copenhagen. Son of Jens Georg Marius Møller (1816–91), a minister, and Ida Knuth (1819–1913). Grew up in Kejtum, in the area conquered by Germany in 1864. Matriculated 1867 from Flensburg. In 1867-72…
MARCUSSEN, Ulrik Pauli (Paul). Tanger, Morocco 4.2.1848 — Roskilde 18.5.1906. Danish Author. Son of Marcus Pauli M. (1798–1870), a diplomat (1846–49 Consul General in Tanger), and Emilie Carstensen (1814–1907). Matriculated 1867 from Christianshavn. For a while he studied Sanskrit under Fausbøll and published a free metric rendering of the Meghadūta,…
LEHMANN, Johannes Edvard. Copenhagen 19.8.1862 — Copenhagen 23.3.1930. Danish Scholar of Comparative and Iranian Religion. Professor in Lund (Sweden). Son of Heinrich L. (1815–1890), a medical Professor in a family of officials with German origin, and Signe Mackeprang (1819–1911). Matriculated in 1880 from Copenhagen, then studies of theology (under F.…
HJELMSLEV, Louis Trolle. Copenhagen 3.10.1899 — Copenhagen 30.5.1965. Danish Linguist (Germanist and General Linguist). Son of the mathematician Johannes Hj. and Agnes Elisabeth Bohse. From 1917 studies at Copenhagen (Pedersen), Prague and Paris (Meillet and Vendryes). M.A. 1923, Ph.D. 1932. In the 1920s further studies in Prague and Paris. PD…
HENDRIKSEN, Hans Frederik. Jutland 6.6.1913 — 1989. Danish Indologist. Professor in Copenhagen. Son of Kai H., an official, and Gerda Raabye. Matriculated from Østre Borgerdydskole in Copenhagen in 1932. Studies of comparative linguistics and Indology at Copenhagen under Pedersen and Tuxen, also at Leipzig 1937-38 (J. Friedrich), Paris 1938-39 (Bloch,…
JOHANNSEN, Carl Theodor. Nortorf, Holstein 8.11.1804 — Copenhagen 1.7.1840. Danish Oriental Scholar. Professor in Copenhagen. Son of a teacher, Johann J., and Catharina Kroymann, educated in Glückstadt. Studies of classical and Oriental languages at Kiel and Bonn. Ph.D. 1828 Bonn. Further studies in Paris, in 1830-31 Docent of Oriental Languages…