FRITZSCHE, Adolf Richard. Leipzig 6.11.1851 — 19??. German Teacher and Indologist. Schoolteacher and Principal in Schneeberg. Son of Johann Gottfried Fritzsche and Agneta Reiz. After gymnasium in Leipzig studies of classics at Leipzig (Ritschl, Curtius), also Indology under Brockhaus. Ph.D. 1873 Leipzig. Teacher at Gymnasium of Chemnitz 1876-88, then principal…
FRITZE, Ludwig. Stendhal (Sachsen-Anhalt) 9.12.(?)1833 — Köpenick (Berlin) 11.9.1922. German Schoolteacher and Translator of Sanskrit Literature. Son of a clothier. Never studied at a university, instead at Lehrerseminar in Oranienberg, then taught at elementary schools. Teacher at teacher training colleges in Oranienberg 1861-71, in 1871-73 in Zabern (Saverne in Alsace), 1873-85…
FRANZÒ, Gregorio. Ispica, prov. Ragusa, Sicily 23.6.1879 — 19??. Italian School-Teacher interested in Indian Thought. Studied 1901-04 at Pisa. Teacher (Professor) of “materie letterarie” at R. Ginnasio superiore in Grosseto (Tuscany). Still active with Greek in 1946, now perhaps in Leghorn. Publications: “Sulle relazioni delle Dottrine del Sâṁkhya coll’ antica…
FOX-STRANGWAYS, Arthur Henry. Norwich, Norfolk 14.9.1859 — Dinton, Wiltshire 2.5.1948. British Musicologist. Son of an officer, Walter Aston Fox-Strangways (1832–1885), and Harriet Elizabeth Bullier. Educated at Wellington College, studies at Balliol College, Oxford. Degree in Classics 1882, then two years at Hochschule für Musik in Berlin. Worked as schoolmaster at…
FIÓK, Károly. Nagykároly (now Carei in Romania) 29.4.1857 — Debrecen 21.5.1915. Hungarian Schoolteacher and Translator of Sanskrit Literature. Studies of Classics, IE, Persian and Sanskrit at Berlin and Munich. In 1886-1907 teacher at ev.-reform. Obergymnasium in Budapest (Budapesti Reformatús Főgimnázium), in 1907-15 teacher of Latin at ev.-reform. High School in…
FERTIG, Michael. Aschaffenburg? 1801 — Landshut 1873. German (Bavarian) schoolteacher. Probably studied at Würzburg (learning Sanskrit from O. Frank). From 1834 Latin teacher in Münnerstadt, then from 1846 in Passau. Occasionally also taught Sanskrit there. From 1855-69 Rector of Hans Carossa Gymnasium in Landshut. Married c. 1849. The Draupadi book…
FAUST, Adolf. 18?? — 19??. German Student of IE Linguistics. Ph.D. 1877 Strassburg. Probably the same Adolf Faust, who in 1915 was school-teacher (Professor) in Mülhausen (Mulhouse) gymnasium. He is mentioned in Mülhausen already in 1894. Publications: Diss. Zur indogermanischen Augmentbildung. 42 p. Strassburg 1877. – Probably by him: Philip…
ÈL’MANOVIČ, Spiridon Dmitrievič. Egor’evskij Syčevskij uezd, Smolensk gub. 1844/45 — 19??. Russian Translator (?). One of many children of Dmitrij Alekseevič È., a Russian Orthodox priest. Educated in Bel’ and at Smolensk spiritual seminary. In 1865-69 studied at St.Petersburg University Arabic and Persian, soon also Sanskrit. Worked as gymnasium teacher in…
EKELUND, Jakob. Valla, Bohuslän 17.12.1790 — Stockholm 6.12.1840. Swedish Teacher and Historian interested in India. Son of Johannes Ekelund, a curate, and Anna Maria Blixt, educated in Göteborg. Studies from 1811 at Lund, where fil.mag. 1814. Then at Uppsala, where theol.kand. 1818 and ordained as priest. From 1821 worked as…
EGGERS, Alexander Heinrich. Reval (Tallinn) 3.4.1864 (others 1867) — Karlshorst (Berlin) 13.6.1937. German (of Estonia) Schoolteacher, a former Student of Indology. Son of businessman Alexander Viktor Eggers (1828–1877) and Marie Hiekisch. Educated at Government Gymnasium in Reval (Tallinn) 1880-85. From 1885 studies of medicine and in 1886-91 of Comparative Grammar…