VANÍČEK, Alois. Prague 21.6.1825 — Prague 9.5.1883. Czech IE Scholar. Son of a teacher. After school in Prague, in 1843-47 studies of law, but soon also Classics at Prague. In the early 1850s, under Curtius and Schleicher, also learned Sanskrit and IE linguistics. Worked as gymnasium professor in various towns,…
UHLIG, Helmut. Chemnitz 18.5.1922 — Rotenburg an der Wümme 24.2.1997. German Teacher and Author interested in Buddhist Studies. Son of post official Georg Uhlig and his wife Olga, a leftist family highly critical towards Nazis. Matriculated in 1942, then in army, but was wounded in Balkan and could begin the…
UHLE, Heinrich. Frauenstein, Erzgebirge 9.11.1842 — Blasewirz, Dresden 28.12.1925. German Indologist. Schoolteacher in Dresden. Studies at Leipzig, i.al. Indology under Brockhaus. Ph.D. In 1898-1911 taught classical languages at Gymnasium zum heiligen Kreuz in Dresden, then retired. Prompted by Brockhaus, started the study of the Vetālapañcaviṁśatika. Publications: “Eine sanskritische Parallele zu einer…
ZEHETMAYR, Sebastian. Beiharting, Bavaria 7.6.1815 — 20.10.1895. German IE Scholar. Studied theology, ordained priest, but soon converted from Protestant into Roman Catholic faith. Schoolteacher and Professor at a gymnasium, apparently lived long time in Regensburg, then Professor at Freising gymnasium, alsoin retirement living in Freising. Publications: Rechtfertigung des Übertritts einer…
ORTERER, Georg (1901 Ritter von O.). Wörth bei Erding, Upper Bavaria 30.10.1849 — Munich 5.10.1916. German Student of Indo-Iranian, then Teacher and Bavarian Politician. Son of Philipp Orterer (d. 1862), an elementary school teacher, and Therese Bartel. Educated in Erding, Scheyern and 1864-68 in Freising. From 1868 studies of Classics…
OMAN, John Campbell. Calcutta 1841 — 30/31.5.1911. British Indologist and Scholar of Religion in India. Son of the elder John Campbell Oman (1814–1849), a planter, and Maria Eweler (1813–1868). In 1866-77 in Indian Public Works Department. In 1877-97 Professor at Government College in Lahore, then retired. In 1898-99 Principal of…
ODÉ, Arend Willem Mauritz. Schiedam 3.6.1887 — Delft 14.8.1951. Dutch IE Linguist. Son of bookseller Gerrit Odé (1835–1907) and Sophia Cornelia van der Pauwert (1844–1898), educated in Schiedam. From 1904 studies at Leiden, i.al. under Uhlenbeck. Ph.D. (?) 1912 Leiden (diss. on Celtic verbs). Further studies at Copenhagen (Pedersen). In…
NOLTE, Hans Josef. Paderborn 20.7.1857 — Papenburg, Emsland 4.8.1916. German Student of IE Linguistics. From Paderborn. Ph.D. 1894 Erlangen. Worked as teacher, in 1904-16 Director of Papenburg Realgymnasium. Publications: Diss. Die Anfänge des Ackerbaus, Jäger- und Hirtenlebens. Ein Beitrag zur indogermanischen Altertumskunde. 92 p. Marburg 1894. Sources: Diss. in Janert;…
NOBLE, Margaret Elizabeth (Sister Nivedita). Dungannon, county Tyrone 28.10.1867 — Darjeeling 13.10.1911. Irish follower of Vivekananda. No scholar. Daughter of Samuel Richmond Noble (d. 1877), a linen draper, later Protestant priest, of Scottish descent, and Mary Isabel Hamilton. In 1871-77 in England, after father’s death back to Ireland and educated…
MÜLLER, Niklas (Nikolaus). Mainz 6.5.1770 (not 14.5.) — Mainz 14.6.1851. Germain Painter and Scholar. Son of shopkeeper Johann Müller (d. 1804) and Katharina Erlenbach, grew up in Mainz. Studies at Mainz University, graduated 1788. Worked as theatre painter, accepted with enthusiasm the ideas of French Revolution. In 1793-94 studies in…