CAREY, Eustace. Paulerspury near Towcester, Northamptonshire 22.3.1791 — London 19.7.1855. British Missionary in India. Son of Thomas Carey (1769–1822), an officer, nephew of —> William Carey (1761–1834). Educated at Bristol College, arrived at Serampur as a missionary in 1814, founded a missionary establishment in Calcutta in 1817, and left India…
CAPPIERI, Mario. 1894 — 1979. Italian Anthropologist. Professor of Anthropology in Rome. In 1953 Biometrician in Central Institute of Statistics of the Republic and Assistant at Scuola di Perfezionamento in Scienze Biologiche, Università di Roma. In 1955 Professor of Anthropology at Naples and Lecturer in Demography at Rome. Publications: “Le caste…
CAPPELLER, Carl Johann Wilhelm. Alexkehmen, Ostpreussen 22.3.1840 — Jena 17.7.1925. German Indologist. Professor in Jena. Son of an estate owner from East Prussia, Wilhelm Cappeller (1817–1896), and Amalie Knochenhauer (1820–1896), educated at Gumbinnen Gymnasium. In 1860-64 studies of classical philology, soon also of Sanskrit (under Bopp and Weber), IE and…
CANNIZZARO, Francesco Adolfo. Messina 13.7.1867 — Rome 24.4.1914. Italian Lawyer and autodidact Iranian Scholar. From 1887 studied law in Rome, also attended De Gubernatis’ Sanskrit classes until 1893. Degree in law 1894 University of Catania. Active in politics as a socialist, but also actively studied the Vīdēvdāt preparing almost complete…
CANNING, Hugh. 18?? — 23.12.1927. Irishman? M.A. 1910 Trinity College. From 1914 Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology at Trinity College in Dublin (still there 1924). Publications: Nothing found. Sources: Death in the Belfast Gazette 28.9.1928, 1987; nomination in Dublin University Calendar online. No further information found (not in D.I.B.).
CANDY, Thomas. East Knoyle, Wiltshire 13.12.1804 — Mahabaleshwar, dt. Satara 26.2.1877. British Colonial Officer, Teacher and Marathi Scholar in India. Major. Son of Robert Candy (1712–1808) and Ann Harding (1766–1846), educated at Magdalene College School, Oxford. Together with his twin brother George Candy (1804–1869) he joined the army and came…
CAMPBELL, William Howard. Londonderry, Ireland 20.9.1859 — Bourdighera in Liguria, Italy 18.2.1910. Rev. British (Irish/Scottish) Presbyterian Missionary in India. Son of Thomas Callender Campbell (1835–1902), a businessman, and his Scottish wife, Agnes Callender (1834–1925). Educated in Derry. Studies at Edinburgh University (M.A. 1880, B.D. 1882), also learned Sanskrit. From 1884…
CAMPBELL, James Macnabb. Partick, Lanarkshire 4.10.1846 — Achnashie, Rosneath, Dumbartonshire 26.5.1903. Sir. British (Scottish) Civil Servant in India, interested in Ethnography and History. Son of Rev. John Mcleod Campbell (1800–1872, D.D.) and Mary Campbell. Educated at Glasgow Academy and University (M.A. 1866), passed I.C.S. examination 1867. Went to Bombay in…
CAMPBELL, George. 22.3.1824 — Cairo, Egypt 18.2.1892. Sir. British (Scottish) Civil Servant and Ethnologist in India. Son of Sir George Campbell (1778–1854) of Edenwood, surgeon of E.I.C.’s Medical service, and Margaret Christie. Educated at Edinburgh New Academy, St.Andrews, Madras College, and Haileybury. Went to India in 1842, served in the…
CAMPBELL, Alexander Duncan. Edinburgh 6.1.1786 (or 1789?) — London 4.4.1857. British (Scottish) Civil Servant in India, interested in Telugu. Son of William Campbell (1749–1815) and Catherine Gunning. From 1806 in Madras Civil Service, 1816 Member of the Board of Superintendence for College of Fort St. George, from 1821 Collector and…