KUHN, Franz Felix Adalbert. Königsberg/Neumark (now Chojna, Poland) 19.11.1812 (St.-W. 19.9.) — Berlin-Neukölln 5.5.1881. German Indologist. Schoolteacher and Director in Berlin. Son of a schoolteacher, Bernhard Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhn (1779–1813), and Johanne Kienast. Lost early his father and his mother brought the family to Berlin. In 1827-33 at Joachimsthaler Gymnasium…
KÜHNAU, Richard. Branitz near Cottbus 10.2.1858 — Cottbus 18.5.1930. German Indologist and Folklorist. Teacher in Breslau. Son of a gardener, educated at Damsdorf (Silesia), then Gymnasium in Breslau. In 1878-85 studies of classical philology, linguistics and Indology (Stenzler & Hillebrandt) at Breslau. Ph.D. 1885 Breslau. Later taught at a Gymnasium…
KREYENBORG, Elisabeth. 1897 — 19??. German Librarian, former Student of Indology, probably related with —> H. Kr. Ph.D. Münster 1930. Worked in Münster as teacher and librarian, from 1943 to c. 1950 Librarian of D.M.G. in Halle, Publications: Diss. Der XXV. Gesang des Śrīkaṇṭhacaritam des Maṅkha. Ein Beitrag zur altindischen Literaturgeschichte.…
KOEPPEN, Carl Friedrich (Karl Fr. Köppen). Seehausen, Altmark 26.4.1808 — Berlin 19.7.1863. German Philosopher interested in Buddhism. Son of a minister. After gymnasium in Stendal studies of theology at Berlin. Military service in artillery, then worked as schoolteacher in Königstädt. He was a Linkshegelian and a close friend of Marx,…
KIBAT, Artur. Lyck, Ostpreussen (now Ełk, Poland) 8.10.1878 — 1960/61. German Teacher and former Student of Indology. Son of a postal secretary, lost early his father and was educated at Kgl. Waisenhaus zu Königsberg. After Gymnasium in Königsberg studied in 1898-1904 at Königsberg University modern languages and IE linguistics (under…
KELLNER, Hermann Camillo. Dresden 8.12.1839 — Zwickau 28.4. or 1.5. 1916. German Indologist. Schoolteacher in Zwickau. From 1859 studies of Indology (under Brockhaus) and classics (i.al. Curtius) at Leipzig. Ph.D. 1862. After a brief time as teacher at Thomasschule in Leipzig he went to Zwickau and was teacher, from 1887…
KELLER, Otto Heinrich Wilhelm. Eberstadt near Darmstadt 9.9.1879 — Büdingen, Hessen 2.6.1947. German Teacher and former Student of IE Linguistics. Son of August Friedrich Keller, a factory owner, and Johanna Möllinger. After gymnasium in Darmstadt studies at Freiburg and Giessen. Ph.D. 1904 Giessen (under Bartholomae, whom he also helped with…
KAYE, George Rusby. Leicester 1866 — Tunbridge Wells, Kent 1.7.1929. British Teacher and Indologist in India. Son of the elder George Rusby K. and Lucy Emma Oliver. Educated at Wyggeston Grammar School in London and St. Mark’s College in Chelsea. In 188? he came to India as teacher, taught first…
KAROLIDES, Iordanes (Ἰορδάνης Καρολίδης, Iordanis Karolidis). Androniki (Cappadocia, now Endürlük in Turkey) 1837 — 1909. Greek Literate, Poet, Classical and Oriental scholar. Born in Cappadocia (Turkey) as the elder brother of the historian Paulos K. (1849–1930), he studied in Smyrna (İzmir) and Athens. Further studies in Germany with help of…
KAPPUS, Carl. Frankfurt a. M. 6.3.1879 — Berlin (West) 17.5.1951. German Teacher and former Student of IE Linguistics. Son of Heinrich Hector K., a bank employee. After gymnasium in Frankfurt from 1898 studies of French and classics at Marburg (1899-1900 at Berlin), soon also comparative linguistics. Ph.D. 1903 Marburg (under…