GANIVET Y GARCÍA, Ángel. Granada 13.12.1865 — Riga, Latvia (then part of Russia) 29.11.1898. Spanish Writer and Diplomat. Son of mill-owner Francisco Ganivet Morcillo (d. 1875) and Angeles García Siles. In 1880-88 studied law and philosophy at Granada and 1888-89 at Madrid. Ph.D. and licence in law 1890 Granada. In 1892 entered…
GALESTIN, Theodoor Paul (Theo). Batavia (Jakarta) 5.6.1907 — Noordwijk aan Zee 27.3.1980. Dutch Indologist and Indonesian Scholar. Gymnasium in the Hague. From 1927 studies of Indian and Indonesian philology at Leiden, Ph.D. 1936 (under Krom). Museum Curator in Jogjakarta in 1938-45, then 1945-57 eo. Professor at Amsterdam. From 1957 Professor Archaeology…
GAEFFKE, Hans Peter Theodor. Breslau 6.12.1927 — Philadelphia 30.3.2005. German Indologist (Hindī scholar) in the U.S.A. Professor in Philadelphia. Son of engineer Albert Gaeffke. School in 1938-44 in Breslau, then military service 1944-45 and time as war prisoner. In 1947-48 studied history and Germanistics at Regensburg Hochschule, from 1948 Linguistics at…
ENSINK, Jacob (Jaap). Hilversum 5.6.1921 — ?.9.2005. Dutch Indologist and Old Javanese Scholar. Professor in Groningen. Son of Klaas Ensink (1891–1980) and Margarethe Josine van Gelder. Studied Classics, Indology and Indonesian philology (under Gonda and Bosch) at Utrecht, 1952 Ph.D. there. In 1954-62 Lecturer (lektor) of Indology at Groningen, from 1962…
EMMANUEL DE SAINT-ALBERT (lay Jean-Baptiste Ballyet, also written Balliet and Baillet). Marnay, Franche-Comte 18.11.1702 — 4.4.1773. French Discalced Carmelite Missionary, Apostolic Vicar of Baghdad. Son of a judge, studies at Carmelite mission seminary Saint Panceas in Rome. In 1728 sent to Babylon as Pro-Vicar, arrived 1729 and spent 6 months in Hamadan learning…
EMENEAU, Murray Barnson. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia 28.2.1904 — Berkeley, CA 29.8.2005. Canadian Indologist and Anthropologist in the U.S.A. U.S. citizen 1941. Professor in Berkeley. Son of Archibald Emeneau (1871–1912) and Ada Helena Barnson (1875–1961). Father’s early death left the family in poor conditions, but a scholarship helped him to college.…
ECKARD, Friedrich Simon. 1736 — 1812. German. Pastor in Rensefeld (Holstein). Minister in Holstein: in Schönwalde, then in Rensefeld (1789). His Zoroastrian studies were based on Anquetil-Duperron’s work. Married 1765 Friderica Amalia Faber, at least one son. Publications: Ormuzd’s lebendiges Wort an Zoroaster oder Zend-Avesta, in einem Auszug, nebst einer…
EBERHARDT, Paul Friedrich. Strausberg near Berlin 11.12.1879 — Pfarrkesslar bei Kahla, Thüringen 22.8.1923. German Scholar of Religion, Mystic, Poet and Dramatic Author. Studied at Berlin and Erlangen. Ph.D. 1908 Berlin (diss. on Descartes). Worked as journalist and author, several years in Sweden, then in Thüringen. The three works listed…
DISERENS, Hélène Suzanne. Switzerland 17.11.1920 — Paris 10.11.2005. Swiss (?) Art Historian. Grew up in Kobe, Japan, in the age of 14 she was sent to a school in Switzerland. From 1951 worked as photographer at Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles. Retired in 1980, then living in Paris. In…
DIMAND, Maurice Sven. Austria 2.8.1892 — 1986. U.S. (Austrian-born) Art Historian. Son of William Dimand and Betty Rosengren. Studies at Vienna, Ph.D. 1916 (under Strzygowski, diss. on Coptic tapestries). In 1916-18 Research assistant in Institute Fine Arts, Vienna. Came to the U.S.A. in 1923, naturalized 1931. From 1923 Assistant, 1925…