MEYER, Johann Jakob. Frankenmuth, Saginaw County, Michigan 25.4.1870 — Chur 2.4.1939. German (U.S.) Indologist. Born in an outlying German colony in a poor and big family of German immigrants, being the oldest child of Johann Michael Meyer, of Franconian origin, and Anna Katharina Engel. He was able to enter college…
MERVART, Ljudmila Aleksandrovna (née Levina). St.Petersburg 25.8. (6.9.)1888 — Moscow 9.9.1965. Russian Indologist, Anthropologist and South-East Asian (Indonesian) Scholar. Daughter of Aleksandr Mihajlovič Levin, Professor at Academy of Military Medicine. Gymnasium in St.Petersburg. Began study at St.Petersburg Oriental Faculty in 1910, married 1912. In 1914-18 in South India and Sri…
MERVART, Aleksandr Mihailovič (Gustav-German Hristianovič M., born Gustav Hermann Christian Meerwarth). Mannheim (or Bruchsal) 1884 — Uhtpečlag 23.5.1932. Russian (German-born) Indologist (Tamil Scholar) and Ethnograph. Born in a Jewish family in Germany, in Bruchsal (English Wikipedia) or rather Mannheim (all other sources). Studied at Heidelberg, Ph.D. 1907 (diss. on German history).From…
MENSCHING, Gustav. Hannover 6.5.1901 — Düren-Lendersdorf (between Aachen and Köln) 30.9.1978. German Theologian and Scholar of Comparative Religion. Professor in Bonn. Son of Gustav Mensching (1869–1906), a farmer and trader, and Johanna Schubart (1874–1956; Anna Vogler of English Wikipedia is his grandmother). Studies of theology (Luth.), comparative religion, Indology and…
MEISEZAHL, Richard Othon. Weissenburg (now Wissembourg, Alsace) 16.8.1906 — Schladean, Sieg 27.4.1992. German (of Alsace) Tibetologist. For health reasons interrupted gymnasium in 1920 in Cologne, obtained practical education and worked in a merchant firm until 1940. Being on business in Paris in 1927-28 he started studies of Indology and Tibetology.…
MEDVEDEV, Evgenij Mihajlovič. Moscow 23.11.1932 — 27.10.1985. Russian Indologist (Historian). Son of official. Graduated 1956 from Moscow. Kand. ist. nauk 1967. In 1956-57 naučnyj sotrudnik at Inst. vostokovedov, 1957-60 naučnyj redaktor. From 1960 Director of Institut vost. jazyki in Moscow. Docent 1972. A specialist of ancient history of India. Publications:…
MAYR, Aurel. Budapest 10.3.1845 — 9.4.1914. Austro-Hungarian Indologist. Professor in Budapest. Son of Thomas Aloysius Mayr (d. 1847), a pharmacist moved to Hungary from Kärnten, educated at Piarist gymnasium in Budapest. After law studies at Budapest (graduated 1868) turned to philology (Sanskrit) and continued his studies at Berlin (Weber) 1868-70,…
MASTER, Alfred. Norwich, Norfolk 12.2.1883 — 16.6.1978 (when 95). British Indologist (New Indo-Aryan and Telugu scholar). Son of George Reginald Master (1854–1918) and Emily Manby (1854–1952). Educated at King Edward VI School in Norwich, studies at Epsom College, Oxford (M.A.). In 1906 he joined the I.C.S., first as Assistant Collector…
MASSON-OURSEL, Paul Louis. Paris 5.9.1882 — Paris 17.3.1956. French Indologist. Studied in Paris Indology (Foucher and Lévi), philosophy (Bergson) and sociology (Durkheim and Mauss), also some Chinese (Chavannes). Agrégé 1906, Ph.D. 1923. Participated in WW I as sergeant. From 1919 chargé de conférences, from 1927 Directeur d’études at É.P.H.É., sciences…
MASSON, Joseph. Montegnée, prov. Liège 21.9.1908 — Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels 1998. Father, S.J. Belgian Indologist, Catholic Priest and Theologian (Scholar of Religions and Missions). Studies at Collège Saint-Servais in Liège and at Jesuit College of Louvain (Leuven). Ordained 1938. Studies at Louvain University. Dr. en philosophie et histoire orientales 1942 Louvain.…