FLEX, Oscar (Oskar) Theodor. Dubrau, Oberspreewald-Lausitz 27.8.1840 — 19??. Rev. German Missionary in India. From Silesia. From 1861 in Gossner Mission in Ranchi, working with Kurukh (Oraon). In 1869 ordained priest and married Antonie Flex, children. In 1877 joined Gospel Propagation Society. Later in Europe (1881), then in West Indies.…
FERNANDEZ TRACOSCO, Gonçalo. 1541 — 1619/21. Father. Portuguese Jesuit in India. Arrived in India in 1560 as a soldier, but soon turned to religion and joined the S.J. In charge of the Mission in Madurai from 1595, he became Roberto De Nobili’s superior, but strongly opposed to the new methods…
FANTIN-DESODOARDS (F. des Odoards), Antoine-Étienne Nicolas. Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin (Isère) 26.12.1738 — Paris 25.9.1820. French Former Clergyman, Historical Author and Revolutionary. Entered ecclesiastic career in 1750. Joined S.J., ordained priest, after the suppression of Jesuits spent some time as a refugee in Tuscany. Back in 1773 he became prior in Betteville…
ETHERINGTON, William Duke. Gosport, Hampshire 1838 — Torquay, Devonshire 5.6.1907. Rev. British Baptist Missionary in Benares, 1860-84. Possibly returned earlier as Alumni Cantabrigienses claims that he matriculated in 1877 and passed B.A. 1881 and M.A. 1884 (they confirm that he was Baptist missionary in India). Retired and worked as Baptist…
DU JARRIC, Pierre (Petrus Jarricus). Toulouse 2.3.1566 — Saintes (Charente-Maritime) 2.3.1617. S.J. French Historian of Mission. Joined Jesuits in 1582. When his hope to become a missionary was not accepted he turned to writing mission history. Ordained priest around 1593 he taught many years philosophy and moral theology at Jesuit…
DROESE, Ernest (Ernst Dröse). Thorn, West Prussia (now Toruń in Poland) 12.7.1817 — Landour near Mussoorie, Uttarkhand 19.4.1891. Rev. German Protestant Missionary in India. He began as apprentice silversmith, but soon turned to missionary career and entered the seminary of Berlin Mission in 1838 and was sent to India in…
DRIBERG, John Gordon. Batticaloa, Sri Lanka 26.3.1816 — on sea 15.11.1854. Rev. Missionary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. Son of Charles van Driberg (1787–1826, of Dutch backgroune) and Gertruida Johanna Elizabeth Mullertsz (1791–1826). Ordained Deacon 1835. In the early 1830s in Tallygunge as catechist, from 1835…
DRAKE, John. 18?? — 19??. Rev. British Baptist Missionary in India. Studies at Regent’s Park College, Oxford. M.A. (Oxford), B.D. Working among Kurkus (around 1900), 1900-10 in Agra. In 1910-26 Vice-Principal and Professor of Theology and Ethics at Serampore College, then at Theological Seminary of Saharanpur, in 1933 retired to…
DERVICHIAN, Serope (Seraphin Dervischjan, Serovhe Tervishian). 1846 — 1899. Father. Armenian Linguist. Mekhitarist, studied at Vienna, mainly Sanskrit and Pehlevi. Hübschmann wrote a very negative review of his book (ZDMG 30, 1876, 774-779). Publications: Armeniaka. 1. Das altarmenische “k”. Ein Beitrag zur indo-europäischen Lautlehre. 117 p. Vienna 1877; La langue…
DEHON, Paul. Maurage, Hainaut 29.8.1856 — Rajhara, Daltonganj 27.6.1905. Father. S.J. Belgian Missionary in India. Joined Jesuits in 1876. Ordained priest 1882. To India in 1883, from 1889 worked in Kurukh (Oraon) mission. Publications: “Religion and Customs of the Uraons”, MASB 1:9, 1906, 121-181. Sources: P. Tete in La Civiltà…