SANDBERG, Samuel Louis Graham. Oughtibridge, Yorkshire 9.12.1851 — Bournemouth 2.3.1905. British Priest and Tibetan Scholar. Son of Paul Louis Sandberg (1819–1878), a vicar and former (1843-49) missionary in India, and Maria Graham. Educated in Liverpool and Birkenhead. B.A. 1870 Dublin University, then studied law and was called to the bar in…
SAGI, Alexander. Kispet (now Budapest XIX) 16.5.1929 — Grenzach, dt. Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg 22.7.1993. Hungarian Catholic Priest and Psychologist in Austria and Germany. Son of Stefan Sagi, a mechanician, and Valerie Frank, grew up in deeply religious home. In 1947-52 studies of theology at Vienna. Theol.Dr. (Cath.) 1953 Vienna. Ordained priest.…
RICE, Henry. 1846 — 19??. Rev. British Missionary in South India. Son of Rev. —> Benjamin H. Rice and Jane Peach Singer (d. 1864). Studies and ordination in London. Worked about 10 years for London Missionary Society in Tamil Nadu, but in 1880 moved to Church of Scotland Mission in…
RAMPOLLA DEL TINDARO, Mariano. Polizzi Generosa, Palermo 26.10.1893 — Rome 21.10.1945. Monsignor. Italian Indologist. Born in a Sicilian noble family. Student of O. Nazari at Palermo, then at Università Gregoriana in Rome. Ordained priest 1920. With his early interest in India he planned a missionary career. Instead, from 1933 he…
RAHMANN, Rudolph. Niederense, Westfalen 20.9.1902 — Troisdorf, Kr. Rhein-Sieg 23.9.1985. SVD. German Ethnologist. Roman Catholic Priest. Studies in the Netherlands and at Missionshaus St.Gabriel in Mödling near Vienna. Ordained 1929. From 1932 studies under W. Koppers and W. Schmidt. Ph.D. 1935 Vienna. In 1936 to China, taught sociology and ethnology…
PRESLER, Henry Hughes. Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota 8.11.1908 — Fargo North Dakota 7.11.1998. Rev. U.S. Missionary in India. Son of Henry A. Presler. Studies at North Dakota State University (B.S.), Boston University School of Theology (B.D.), and University of Chicago (Ph.D.). Worked in India for United Methodist Board…
POPLEY, Herbert Arthur. Richmond, Surrey 1878 — Coonoor, India 9.5.1960. Rev. British Missionary and Indologist in India, specialized in Classical Tamil Literature. Studies at Hackney College (B.A.). Ordained priest 1901 and left to India as London Missionary Society’s missionary. Worked in Erode, founding Community Training School there. In 1921 moved…
PIET, John Henry. Grand Rapids, Michigan 2.9.1914 — Holland, Michigan 16.10.1992. Rev. U.S. Missionary and Scholar of Religion. Minister of the Reformed Church in America. Son of Reinder Piet and Gesina Johanna Charlotta Brinkman. Studies at Hope College (graduated A.B. 1936) and Princeton Theological Seminary. B.D. 1939 Western Theological Seminary.…
PETER, Friedrich A. Leh, Ladakh 1904 — 1988. Swiss Priest and Tibetan Scholar. Son of Friedrich E. Peter (d. 1945), who was Herrnhutian Bishop in Ladakh. Himself originally an architect, but soon turned to theology and became a priest. In 1930 returned to Ladakh and worked at the mission station…
PAYNE, Ernest Alexander. Upper Clapton, London 16.2.1902 — 14.1.1980. British Missionary and Baptist Leader. Son of Alexander W. Payne and Mary C. Griffiths. Studied at King’s College, London (B.A. 1921). Intending to become missionary he then studied at Regent’s Park College (1922-25), Mansfield College of Oxford (B.D. 1927, M.A. 1944)…