WOODROFFE, John George (pen-name Arthur Avalon). Calcutta 13.2./15.12. 1865 — Beausoleil (Alpes-Maritimes), France 16/18.1.1936. Sir. British Lawyer and Indologist in India. Son of of James Tisdall Woodroffe (1838–1908), later Advocate-General of Bengal (1899-1904), and Florence Hume. Educated in England, at Woburn Park Catholic public school, studies at University College, Oxford (B.C.L. 1888, M.A.). In…
WEST, Raymond. Ballyloughrane, co. Kerry 18.9.1832 — Upper Norwood, London 8.9.1912. Sir. Irish (of English background) Civil Servant in India. Son of Frederick Henry West,a journalist, and Frances Raymond. Grew up in Kensington, Dublin, etc., the family moved often, matriculated from Queen’s College, Galway. Studies of law atat Queen’s University,…
ROE, Charles Arthur (or C. Arthur Roe). Blandford Forum, Dorset 4.9.1841 — Oxford 28.1.1927. Sir. British Civil Servant in India. Son of wine merchant John Bannister Roe (1802–1869) and Mary Anne Allies. Educated at Lancing, Sussex, studied at Merton College, Oxford Boden Sanskrit scholar there. Joined the Civil Service in…
TROVANELLI, Silvio. Bologna 18?? — Bologna before 1911. Italian Legal Scholar interested in Indology. Graduated 1883 Bologna (in Law). Worked as lawyer, also Docent of Juridical Philosophy (libera docente in Filosofia del diritto) at Bologna University. In his 1883 book he used translations, for the Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio, for the Raghuvaṁśa…
THOMSON, Henry William Byerley (until 1846 Henry William Th.). ?.5.1822 — Colombo 6.1.1867. British Lawyer in Sri Lanka. Son of the well-known physician, Anthony Todd Thomson (1778–1849) and Katherine Byerley (1797–1862), an authoress, elder brother of —> J. C. Thomson (1834–1860). Studies at London University College and Cambridge (Jesus College,…
PRINSEP, Henry Thoby. Thoby Priory, Essex 15.7.1792 (or 1793) — Freshwater, Ile of Wight 11.2.1878. British Civil Servant in India. Son of John Prinsep (1746–1830), soldier returned from India and turned into industrialist and politician, and Sophia Elizabeth Auriol (1760–1850), brother of —> James Prinsep (1799–1840). Educated privately and at…
VINCENZI, Carlo. 18?? — 19??. Italian interested in Sanskrit. Publications: Manava-Dharma-Sastra. Le leggi di Manu. Istituzioni religiose e civili dell’ India primitiva. Traduzione con note. 243 p. Biblioteca Universale 322-323. Milano n.d. (1904). Sources: Title only in Gli studi orientali in Italia 1861–1911 and in Internet.
VALLAURI, Mario. Viareggio (Lucca) 31.7.1887 — Dronero (Cuneo) 19.9.1964. Italian Indologist. Professor in Turin. Born of an old Piemontese family, son of Giuseppe Vallauri (1840–1902) and Maddalena Pronetti. Studied Indology at Naples under Kerbaker(degree 1911). Further studies in 1912 at Florence under Pavolini and 1913-14 at Würzburg under Jolly, concentrating…
ORIANNE, Georges-Barthélemy. London 9.3.1802 — Pondichéry 22.4.1854. French Colonial Servant and Indologist interested in Indian law. Son of Claude Charles Orianne (1767–1849) and Mary Keech (of London). Served in Chandernagore, from 1841 conseilleur à la Cour royale de Pondichéry, finally President of Cour d’appel there. Translated Indian legal works from…
MODDER, Frank (Francis Hudson Lowe Modder). Colombo 4.6.1861 — 5.6.1916. British Colonial Officer in Sri Lanka. Major. Son of John William Modder (1831–1863) and Caroline Frances Anjou. Member of the Ceylon Branch of Royal Ceylon Asiatic Society from 1890. Chief Justice. Married Edith Blanche Joseph (1866–1924), father of Montagu Frank…