BELL, Cyril William Bowdler (from 1892 C. W. Bowdler). Hull, Yorkshire 1839 — Surrey 5.11.1918. British Officer. Colonel. Son of John Pearson Bell (1809–1886) and Lucy Louisa Bowdler. Probably served in India, later Professor at Staff College. Also a noted musician (organist) and componist. Married Sarah Ann, at least one son. Publications:…
BEISENHERZ, Heinrich. Waldeck Sachsenberg 1.2.1844 — Dobia, Reuss 18.1.1922. German Missionary in India. After school in Leipzig and military service studies of theology at Leipzig. Ordained 1870, arrived at Madras in 1871. Worked briefly in Negapatam, Cuddalore, Porayar and from 1874 in Trankebar. Retired in 1912, lived in Kodaikanal until 1920…
BEHRSING, Siegfried. Bremerfeld, near Weissenstein (now Prääma in Paide, Estonia) 9.11.(27.10.)1903 — Berlin 5.4.1994. German (originally from Estonia) Sinologist and Buddhist Scholar, in the beginning also an Indologist. Professor in Berlin (East). Born in the then Russian Estonia as a son of the German teacher (tutor, later Oberlehrer), Arthur Behrsing…
BAUMGARTEN, Michael. Haseldorf, Holstein 25.3.1812 — Rostock 21.7.1889. German Lutheran Theologian. Son of a wealthy farmer, Hinrich Baumgarten (1774–1853), and Anna Catharina Hauschild (1790–1832). After school in Altona studies of theology at Kiel and Berlin (probably also Sanskrit under Bopp). Dr.theol. & PD 1839 Kiel. From 1846 Pastor in Schleswig.…
BAUDIŠ, Josef. Prague 27.8.1883 — Bratislava 4.5.1933. Czech IE and Celtic Linguist and Folklorist. Gymnasium and studies (1902-06) in Prague, also studied at Heidelberg. Ph.D. 1906 (under Zubatý). Soon PD at Prague, also taught at a gymnasium there. After WW I lived some time in the U.K. studying Celtology. From 1924…
BATSCH, Friedrich. Brandenburg 182? — 1907. Rev. German Lutheran Missionary in India. A Sorbian. Ordained 1844 in Berlin and left for India with three others. They intended to go to the Karens in Burma, but in Calcutta learned that American Baptists were already working there and turned to India. In…
BATAILLARD, Paul Théodore. Paris 23.3.1816 — Paris 1.3.1894. French Archivist and Gypsy Scholar. Son of Pierre Charles Bataillard (d. 1840) and Agathe Pierrette Vasse, a royalist Catholic family (but the son developed into a liberal and democrat). School in Troyes, studied first law in Paris, soon religion, philosophy and politics…
BARTH, Marie-Étienne-Auguste. Schiltigheim near Strasbourg 22.3.1834 — Paris 15.4.1916. French Indologist. Born in Strasbourg as the son of catholic father, commis-négociant Étienne Barth (1807–1880), and protestant mother, Marie-Wilhelmine Stoeber. Educated in Strasbourg, 1856 licensié ès lettres. Taught logic and rhetorics at Bouxviller Collège near Savern from 1857, privately studied Sanskrit,…
BARROW, George. Mayfair, London 22.10.1806 — West Molesey, Surrey 27.2.1876. Sir, 2nd Baronet. British Civil Servant. Son of Sir John Barrow (1764–1848), first Bart., a geographer, linguist and historian, and Anna Maria Truter (1777–1857), a botanical artist. Educated at Charterhouse. From 1825 Clerk at Colonial Office, Senior Clerk 1843, Chief…
BARROS, João de. Vila Verde, Viseu, Portugal 1496? — Ribeira de Litém near Pombal 20.10.1570. Portuguese Humanist, Civil Servant, and Contemporary Historian of Early Colonial India. Illegitimate son of nobleman Lopo de Barros (1447–1501) from Northern Portugal and Isabel Leonoe de Figueirido (but Wikipedia says that “nothing is known of…