TOPOROV, Vladimir Nikolaevič. Moscow 5.7.1928 — Moscow 5.12.2005. Russian Indologist and IE Linguist. Son of an official. Graduated 1951 from Moscow University ( student of M. N. Peterson). Kand. filol. nauk 1955. From 1954 naučnyj sotrudnik at Instituta slavjanovedenija AN SSSR in Moscow, 1960 staršij naučnyj sotrudnik. Hon. Dr. filol.…
THORDARSON, Fridrik (Friđrik þórđarson). Reykjavik 7.3.1928 — 2.10.2005. Icelandic Iranian Scholar in Norway. Son of Thordar Gudmundson and Gudrun Sigurdadottir. After school in Reykjavik came to Norway 1951 and studied classical philology at Oslo (with Indology as minor), graduated 1963. From 1965 taught Classics at Oslo as Lecturer, from 1994…
STANG, Christian Schweigaard. Christiania (Oslo) 15.3.1900 — Kirkenes 2.7.1977. Notwegian IE and Blato-Slavic Linguist. Professor in Oslo. Son of lawyer, politician and academic Fredrik Stang (1867–1941) and Caroline Schweigaard (1871–1900). Studied Germanistics and Classics at Oslo (also Sanskrit under Konow and Church Slavonian) and 1920-21 Paris (Meillet). In 1924-25 fieldwork…
SOLTA, Georg Renatus. Vienna 18.4.1919 — Vienna 2.5.2005. Austrian Linguist. Educated in Linz. From 1934 studies of IE, classics and Romance languages at Vienna, Ph.D. 1939. His main teachers were Kretschmer, Havers, A. Lesky and N. Jokl. Worked as librarian ans assistant at Vienna, in 1944-49 seriously ill. PD 1953…
SINCLAIR, Albert Thomas. Brighton, Middlesex, Mass. 4.12.1844 — Boston, Mass. 21.4.1911. U.S. Lawyer and Gipsy Scholar. Son of Thomas Sinclair (1805–1883) and Caroline Abby Tracy. Worked as lawyer in Brighton, then in Boston. Married 1889 Mary Terrell Ross (1863–1902), three daughters. Publications: “An American-Romani vocabulary, by Albert Thomas Sinclair; comp. and…
RUNDGREN, Gustav Frithiof. Stockholm 25.12.1921 — Uppsala 16.9.2006. Swedish Semitic and Iranian Scholar. Professor in Uppsala. Grew up in Stockholm. From 1939 studied Semitics at Uppsala (Nyberg): fil.kand. (M.A.) 1950, fil.lic. 1951, Ph.D. 1955. In 1949-55 teacher of Hebrew at Uppsala, PD 1955. In 1964-88 Professor of Semitic Languages at…
REDARD, Georges. Neuchâtel 4.4.1922 — Kirchlindach 24.1.2005. Swiss IE and Iranian Scholar. Professor in Neuchâtel and Bern. Son of post official Arnold Ernest Redard and Mathilde Kröpfli. Studies at Neuchâtel: 1940 baccalauréat ès lettres (with Hebrew), 1943 licensié ès langues classiques (with Russian, Lithuanian, Persian and Sanskrit); then at Bern…
RASTORGUEVA, Vera Sergeevna. Manor of Storoževskij, Tambovskij Gub. (later Usmanskij rajon in Lipeckaja oblast) 23.5.(5.6.)1912 — 7.11.2005. Russian Iranian Scholar. Daughter of a farmer. Graduated 1938 in Leningrad. Kand. filologičeskih nauk 1944, Docent 1947, Dr. 1964, Professor 1969. In 1942-44 taught Iranian philology at University of Tadzhikistan, in 1945-60 at…
PULGRAM, Ernst. Vienna 18.9.1915 — Ireland 17.8.2005. U.S. (Austrian-born) Linguist, Specialist of Italic and Romance Languages. Son of tailor Sigmund Pulgram. Educated in Vienna,1934 began studies at Vienna under Kretschmer et al., Ph.D. 1938 in Romance philology. After Anschluss he had to escape from the Nazis as a Jew in…
PROKOSCH, Eduard. Eger, Bohemia (Cheb, Czechia) 15.3.1876 — New Haven, Conn. 11.8.1938. U.S. (born Austrian) Linguist, Specialist of IE and Germanic. Son of Wenzel Prokosch, a schoolmaster, and Marie Fischer. Studied jurisprudence at Prague and Vienna (advocate examination 1897). Emigrated to the U.S.A. 1898 (citizen 1904). Worked briefly as reporter…