O’MALLEY, Lewis Sydney Stewart. Flitcham, Norfolk 23.10.1874 — Oxford 10.5.1941. British Civil Servant in India. Son of Bryan O’M., a minister, and Frances Keppel. Educated in Norwich and Hertford College, Oxford (B.A.). Entered I.C.S. in 1898, worked as Magistrate and Collector in Bengal, then in General and Revenue Department. Retired 1924. C.I.E.…
MURDOCH, John. Glasgow 22.7.1819 — Madras 10.8.1904. British (Scottish) Missionary in Sri Lanka and India. Son of John and Margret Murdoch, educated at Glasgow High School. After an unsuccesful attempt as a painter studies at Glasgow. Worked as teacher, in 1844 left for Ceylon. Headmaster of schools in Kandy, but…
MONTESI, Giancarlo. 1928 — 1983. Italian Scholar of Religion. Ph.D. 1954 Rome, under Pettazzoni. Worked at La Sapienzà teaching comparative religion. Publications: Diss. Tamas – Usas – Rtà. [1954]. – “II valore cosmico dell’Aurora nel pensiero mitologico del Rig-Veda”, Studi e materiali per la storia delle religioni 24-25, 1953-54, 111-132; “Uṣāsānaktā. Mitologia vedica della notte”, Studi…
MISIEWICZ, Władysław. Lemberg (L’viv) 11.4.1910 — 1.11.1997. Polish Bauddha. After matriculation worked in various clerical posts, finally as the head of a reference library in Radom. In the WW II served in cavalry, then German war prisoner. After war became interested in Buddhism and began learning Pāli. An Esperantist. Publications: Wrote…
MARKGRAF, Walter (Samaṇero Dhammānusari). 1865 — Flanders 1915. Swiss Bauddha. In 1907 went to Burma. Ordained samaṇera 1908 in Rangoon by Nyāyatiloka, but returned soon to lay life and returned to Europe. From 1909 ran his own publishing house in Breslau, publishing Buddhist books by himself and by other writers (but…
MAHONY, Daniel. Dunloe Castle, Kerry, Ireland 1758 — Ibid. 29.10.1832. British (Irish) Colonial Officer in India. Son of John Mahony and Honora Haly. Joined army in 1782, Captain 1793. In 1796 visited Kandy as Lieutenant, then Captain (1801), later Brigade Major (1810) and 1812 Lieutenant-Colonel. Retired and lived in his…
MACMUNN, George Fletcher. Chelsea 24.8.1869 — Sackville College, East Grinstead, Sussex 23.8.1952. Sir. British (Scottish) Colonial Officer and Historian. Born in a soldier family, son of John Alexander MacMunn and Charlotte Edith Matthias. Educated at Kensington Grammar School, from 1888 at Royal Military Academy. In 1891 Lieutenant of Royal Artillery in…
MACLEAN, James Hair. 22.11.1868 — 1945?. Rev. British (Scottish) Missionary in South India. Studies at Glasgow (M.A. 1890, B.D. 1894). Further studies at Oxford and Jena. Came to India in 1895 and worked for United Free Church of Scotland in Kanchipuram and Bangalore for almost 50 years. Publications: “Kanchipuram”, E.R.E. 7, 1914,…
MACFIE, John Mandeville. 30.12.1871 — 19??. Rev. British (Scottish) Missionary in India. Studies at Glasgow, M.A. 1891. From 1894 Presbyterian missionary in Rajputana. Not to be confused with Major-General J.M.M. (1891–1985). Publications: The Mahābhārata: A Summary. 265 p. Madras 1921; The laws of Manu; a summary in English. 4+131 p. Madras 1921; The…
LOW, James. Causland, Midlothian (Wikipedia: Kingskette, Fife) 4.4.1791 — Edinburgh 1852. British (Scottish) Colonial Officer. Son of Alexander Low and Anne Thompson, educated at Edinburgh College. Cadet in E.I.C.’s army 1812. In 1819-40 served in Penang, 1840-45 Assistant Resident in Singapore, 1824 led the second official British mission to Thailand.…