WELLER, Friedrich. Markneukirchen, Vogtland 22.7.1889 — Leipzig 19.11.1980. German Indologist. Professor in Leipzig. The only child of Friedrich Wilhelm W. (1854-1944), a violin maker, and Marie Wettengel (1860-1953). Educated at local village school and from 1901 at Realgymnasium in Plauen. From 1909 studied at Leipzig, first Romance and Germanic philology,…
WEIBGEN, Günther. 1896 — 1948. German Indologist. Studied at Berlin (1921 already there) under Lüders. He was too early employed in Berlin library (succeeding Nobel from 1928) and had never time to complete even his Ph.D. Oberbibliothekar 1944. He was well remembered by colleagues because of his great helpfulness. Served…
WEBSTER, William Frederick. London 15.7.1855 — London 10.3.1929. British Lawyer and Indologist. Son of William Thomas W. Attended the City School in London, from 1874 studies at Cambridge (i.al. under Cowell). B.A. 1878, Indian Language Trip., 1st class 1879, M.A. 1881. In 1882 called to the Bar. Unmarried. Publications: With…
WEBER, Friedrich Albrecht. Breslau 17.2.1825 — Berlin 30.11.1901. German Indologist. Professor in Berlin. Son of Benedikt Weber, a Professor of Economics. Educated at monastery school in Rossleben, learned there Greek and Hebrew. In 1842-45 studied classical and Oriental philology at Breslau (under Stenzler), for a while at Bonn (1844, Lassen…
WARREN, Sybrandus (Sieb) Johannes. Dokkum, Friesland 19.8.1847 — Rotterdam 3.1.1910. Dutch Indologist and Classical Philologist. Son of school director Johannes Henricus W. (d. 1853) and Wytske Sjoerdina Fockema. In 1864-71 studied at Leiden Classics and Sanskrit, then teacher in Zwolle. Ph.D. 1875 Leiden (under Kern). Worked as schoolteacher of classical…
WARREN, Henry Clarke. Boston MA 18.11.1854 — Cambridge MA 2/3.1.1899. U.S. Indologist (Buddhist Scholar). Son of Samuel Denis W., a wealthy paper manufacturer, of an old yankee family which came from England in the 17th century, and Susan Cornelia Clarke. As a baby he fell from the carriage and badly…
WALTER, Otto. Goseck, Sachsen-Anhalt 28.12.1868 — 19??. German Indologist. Son of a Lutheran minister, educated at Naumburg Gymnasium. From 1888 studied Indology, theology, history, English and philosophy at several universities. Ph.D. 1903 Strassburg (under E. Leumann). In the 1910s/1920s editor of the series Religiöse Stimmen der Völker. N.B. there is…
WALLIS, Henry White. Stockwell near London 10.7.1861 — Cambridge 18.7.1887. British Indologist. Son of Rev. Joseph W. and Albina Elworthy, educated at St.Paul’s School in London. Studied at Cambridge Greek and Sanskrit under Cowell. Fellow of Caius College, Cambridge. Unmarried. Publications: The Cosmology of the Rig Veda. An Essay. 12+130…
WALLESER, Max Gebhard Lebrecht. Mannheim 18.6.1874 — Wiesloch (Baden) 15.4.1954. German Indologist, specialist of Buddhism. Professor in Heidelberg. Son of a schoolteacher (gymn.professor) Jacob Martin W. and Maria Magdalene Lend.Gymnasium in Mannheim.From 1891 studies at Heidelberg, Freiburg i. Br. and Geneva. In 1895/96 passed the Staatsexamen and started working as…
WALDSCHMIDT, Ernst Heinrich Franz. Lünen, Westfalen 15.7.1897 — Göttingen 25.2.1985. German Indologist and Buddhist Scholar. Professor in Göttingen. Son of Ernst W., a bookbinder and merchant, and Elise Goormann, the father died two months before his birth. Grew up with his mother and her parents in Lünen near Dortmund. Matriculated 1915…