KOSSINNA, Gustaf. Tilsit, Ostpreussen (now Sovetsk in Russia) 28.9.1858 — Berlin 20.12.1931. German Archaeologist. Professor in Berlin. Son of a secondary-school teacher, Hermann Kossinna, and Natalie Genzmer. After gymnasium in Tilsit studied classics and Germanic philology at Göttingen, Leipzig, Berlin and Strassburg (diss. on German). Ph.D. 1887 Strassburg. In 1887-92…
KOLLÁR, Ján (Czech Jan K.). Mosóc (now Mošovce) 29.7.1793 — Vienna 24.1.1852. Slovakian Philologist, Poet and Translator. Son of the local mayor Matej Kollár and Katarina Frndová. After gymnasium in Pressburg (Bratislava) worked as teacher. In 1817-19 studied Lutheran theology at Jena. From 1819 priest in Slovakian church in Pest. In…
KNOROZOV, Jurij Valentinovič. Južny (now Pivdenne) near Harkiv, Ukraine 19.11.1922 — St.Petersburg 31.3.1999. Russian Linguist and Ethnographer. Born in Ukraine of Russian parents, Valentin Dmitrievič Knorozov and Aleksandra Sergeevna Makarova. From 1940 studied in Moscow, concentrating on Egyptology, but soon interrupted by war service in artillery. In 1945 continued his…
KITAGAWA, Joseph Mitsuo. Osaka 8.3.1915 — Chicago 7.10.1992. U.S. (Japanese-born) Scholar of Religion. U.S. citizen 1955. Born in a Christian Japanese family, his father, Chiyokichi Kitagawa, was episcopal priest, grew up in Japan. Studied theology at Rikkyo University in Tokyo, graduated B.A. 1937. In 1941 went to the U.S.A. for…
JESTIN, Remont (Rieg, Rigakos J., also as Gestin, French Raymond-Riec Jestin). Landerneau, Brittany 1902 (or 1905?) — Menton (Coté d’Azur) 1991. French (Breton) Sumerologist and Philosopher. Studies at École du Louvre. Taught Sumerian as directeur d’études at É.P.H.É. in 1946-72. Also known as a painter. Publications: Ar Bouddha hag ar vouddhaadegezh. 128 p.…
JACOBY, Gustav Adolf (Adolphe). 9.3.1875 — 10.10.1943. German Theologian, Papyrologist, Coptologist and Scholar of Religion. Studies at Strassburg, vicar there in 1900-04. Minister in Weitersweilen (Rhineland) 1904-12, then many years in Luxemburg. Married Alice Schaller (b. 1878). Publications: Much on classical and Christian religion, also on Coptic literature. – “Zum Zerstückelungs- und…
HONKO, Lauri Olavi. Hanko 6.3.1932 — Turku 15.7.2002. Finnish Folklorists. Professor in Turku. Son of Svante Honko and Helmi Sofia Starck. Studies at Helsinki, M.A. 1957, Ph.D. 1959 under M. Haavio. In 1956-63 Haavio’s Assistant at Helsinki. In 1963 eo. Professor and 1971-97 Professor of Folklore and Religious Studies at Turku,…
HIRSH, Marilyn. Chicago 1.1.1944 — New York City 17.10.1988. U.S. Art Historian, Illustrator and Author. Born in a Jewish family, her father owned a meat market, daughter of Eugene Hitsh and Rose Warshall.. Graduated in art 1965 from Carnegie Mellon Institute. From 1975 several years teacher of English in India.…
HARTOG, Hans. 19?? — 1995. German Scholar of Religion. Started studies at Munich (Wüst). He was Assistant of Wüst, but eventually left him as Wüst as a Nazi did not appreciate his ideas about sin. Instead, he went to Marburg and turned to theology. Ph.D. 1939 Marburg (Heiler). Married, son-in-law…
GIMBUTAS, Marija (Lith. Marija Gimbutienė, born Marija Birutė Alseikaitė). Vilnius 23.1.1921 — Los Angeles 2.2.1994. Lithuanian Archaeologist in the U.S.A. Professor in Los Angeles. Daughter of two physicians, Danielius Alseika (1881–1936) and Veronika Janulaitytė-Alseikienė (1883–1971). In 1931 the family moved to Kaunas and parents divorced. After gymnasium in Kaunas studied linguistics…