AMMER, Karl. Vienna 25.10.1911 — Halle 16.1.1970. Austrian Indologist and Linguist in East Germany. Professor in Halle. Of modest origin, son of a warehouse worker, Karl Ammer and Barbara Mattes. Gymnasium in Vienna. From 1930 studies at Vienna University (under B. Geiger, Frauwallner, Trubetskoy, Havers, et al.). Ph.D. 1939. From…
AMMANN, Hermann Joseph Ferdinand. Bruchsal, Baden 10.8.1885 — Innsbruck 12.9.1956. German IE Linguist in Austria. Professor in Innsbruck. Son of Jakob Ammann (d. 1895), a school director and teacher of classical languages, and Anna Bilharz, also a teacher. Educated in Bruchsal and Freiburg. From 1903 studies at Freiburg (Thurneysen) and…
AMELUNG, Arthur Julius Heinrich. Catharina, Livonia (now Võisiku near Viljandi, Estonia) 15.7./27.7.1840 — Montreux 6.4.1874. (Baltic) German Linguist (Germanic and IE). Son of a glass factory owner, Carl Georg Amelung (1795–1851) and Julie Koeler (1802–1846), gymnasium in Fellin (Viljandi). Studied first history and chemistry at Dorpat (Tartu) in 1862-63, then…
ALEMANY Y BOLUFER, José. Cullera near Valencia 1.7.1866 — Madrid 26.10.1934. Spanish Linguist, translator of Sanskrit Texts. Born in a humble farmer family he could only after many hardships begin his education in Valencia, and had again to interrupt it and work in his native village. He went on studying…
ALEKSANDROV, F. G. 18?? — 19??. Russian (Ukrainian?) Indologist or IE Scholar? He worked at Odessa University, but in 1922 was exiled as a member of KD Party and disappears. Publications: In Russian: “K skloneniju indoevropejskih osnov na -e/o v sanskritskom narečii drevneindijskogo”, Učenye zapiski vysšej školy g. Odessy 2…
ALEKSANDROV, Aleksandr Ivanovič (Monk Anastasij). Baiterjakovo, gub. Kazan 16/28.4.1861 — Petrograd 23.6.1918. Russian Slavist and IE Scholar. Son of a priest. School in Kazan, from 1879 studies at Kazan (under Baudouin de Courtenay and Kruševskij, kand. 1883), then at Dorpat (Tartu). PD 1886 Tartu, soon (1886) Professor of Comparative Linguistics…
AICHELE, Walther Gustav Paul. Höhefeld, Wertheim near Stuttgart 27.1.1889 — Hamburg 1.5.1971. German Indonesian and Romani Scholar. Probably son of Johann Jacob Aichele (1863–1947) and Emilie Barbara Weiss. From 1913 studied theology and Oriental languages at Heidelberg, Halle and Freiburg. Ph.D. 1915 Heidelberg, From 1914 studied Indonesian under Otto Dempwolff…
AHVLEDIANI, Georgij Saridanovič (Giorgi Akhvlediani). Leykumi, Kutaisskij rajon 1.(13.)4.1887 — Tbilisi 9.7.1973. Georgian Indo-Iranian Scholar and Linguist. Son of a farm owner. Graduated 1914 from Harkov University (Kharkiv), further studies at Petrograd under Marr, Salemann, Ščerbatskoj, et al. Taught Linguistics at Tbilisi University from 1918, Professor from 1932. Taught general…
AGRELL, Per Sigurd. Rämmen, Värmland 16.1.1881 — Lund 19.4.1937. Swedish Slavist and IE Linguist, Runic Scholar, Translator and Poet. Professor in Lund. Son of factory owner Frans Vilhelm Agrell (1843–1900) and Ida Vendela Örtenholm (1851–1928). School in Stockholm. Studies from 1899 at Uppsala: fil.kand. & fil.lic. 1907 there, Ph.D. 1909…
ABEGG, Emil. Küsnacht near Zürich 11.1.1885 — Zürich 12.2.1962. Swiss Indologist. Professor in Zürich. Son of merchant Emil Abegg (1846–1894) and Fanny Guggenbühl, school and teacher’s college in Küsnacht. Learned Sanskrit first by himself, then from 1904 studied Germanistics, psychology, Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit (under Kaegi) at Zürich University. Ph.D.…