TURNER, Ralph Lilley. Charlton, London (or Cambridge?) 5.10.1888 — Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire 22.4.1983. Sir (1950). British Indologist. Professor in London. Son of George S. Turner (1852–1929) and Bertha Lilley (1857–1952). Learned Sanskrit at Perse School in Cambridge from —> W. H. D. Rouse, who was its Headmaster. Studied classical and…
TRENCKNER, Vilhelm (Carl Wilhelm). Copenhagen 26.2.1824 — Copenhagen (?) 9.1.1891. Danish Indologist. Son of G. Trenckner, a German-born baker, educated at German school in Copenhagen. From 1841 studied at Copenhagen Classics (Madvig), Semitic (Hermansen) and soon also Sanskrit, Persian and Pehlevi under Westergaard. A small capital gave him the occasion…
THORSTEINSSON, Steingrímur Bjarnason. Arnarstapa, Snæfellsnesi 19.5.1831 — Reykjavik 21.8.1913. Icelandic Poet, Schoolman and Philologist. Born in a well-to-do family, son of Bjarni Thorsteinsson (1781–1876), an official, and Þórunn Hannesdóttir.. Matriculated from Reykjavik Latin School in 1851, then studied at Copenhagen University, first law, but soon languages. Completed his studies in…
TAYLOR, Arnold Charles. Kingswood, Surrey 12.8.1867 — Hove, Sussex 1955. British Teacher interested in Pāli. Son of Rev. Samuel Barnard Taylor. After studies at Oxford (University College, M.A.) teacher at Uppingham School in Rutland (1894 already there). Publications: Edited: Kathāvatthu. 1-2. 660 p. L. 1894-97, repr. as P.T.S. Text series…
TAMMELIN, Erik Johan (later Erkki TAMMIO). Hämeenlinna 5.8.1861 — Helsinki 15.7.1930. Finnish Classical Scholar. Son of a carpenter, the elder E. J. Tammelin, and Maria Sulander. Matriculated from the Finnish Normal Lyceum in Hämeenlinna, studied at Helsinki University (M.A. 1886) with Latin as his main subject (under F. V. Gustafsson).…
TAMASKÓ, István (Štefan Ján Tamaško). Pozsony (Bratislava, Slovakia) 16.2.1801 — ibid. 26.1.1881. Hungarian (Slovak by birth) Schoolteacher interested in Sanskrit. Studied 1822-23 Protestant theology in Vienna, in 1828-30 further studies at Göttingen, now learned Sanskrit and Arabic from Ewald. Teacher in Pozsony. Professor at the German-language Lutheran Lycaeum in Pozsony from…
PRELLWITZ, Walther. Tilsit, East Prussia (now Sovetsk in Russia) 4.2.1864 — 1945. German Greek and IE Linguist. Probably student of Bezzenberger. Ph.D. 1885 Königsberg. Worked as teacher in Tilsit. From 1901 PD (?), from 1924 ao. Professor of Comparative Linguistics at Königsberg. The Lithuanian page www.mlw.lt claims that he died…
PLATTS, John Thompson. Calcutta 1.8.1830 — London 21.9.1904. British Indologist (Hindī Scholar) in India. Son of Robert Platts and Elizabeth Kennaway (1802–1862). Lost early his father and grew up in modest circumstances (but both geni.com and ancestry.com give his father the years 1795–1855), educated at Bedford School in London. Returned…
PETERSON, Peter. Edinburgh 12.1.1847 — Bombay 28.10.1899. British (Scottish) Indologist in India. Professor in Bombay. Son of merchant John Peterson and Grace Mountford Anderson. Father was a native of Shetland Islands, therefore also the son often described himself as Shetlander. Educated in Edinburgh, then studies of Indology, etc., at Edinburgh…
VOTÝPKA, Bedřich. Neveklov 28.2.1865 — Mirotice u Písku 28.6.1940. Czech Teacher interested in Indology. Studies of philosophy, classics and Sanskrit (Zubatý) at Prague Czech University in 1885-92. Worked as gymnasium professor in Benešov near Prague, but also kept his interest in Sanskrit. Publications: “Rg-véda X 85. Překlad a výklad”, České…