SMART, Roderick Ninian. Cambridge 6.5.1927 — Lancaster 29.1.2001. British (Scottish) Scholar of Religion. Son of William Marchall Smart, from 1937 Regius Professor of Astronomy at Glasgow, and Isabel Carswell, educated in Glasgow. In 1945-48 served in army intelligence, one year in Sri Lanka. Then studied classics and philosophy at Oxford.…
SCHWARTZ, Friedrich Leberecht Wilhelm. Berlin 4.9.1821 — Berlin 16.5.1899. German Philologist, Folklorist and Scholar of Religion. Son of the director of a orphanage, matriculated 1838 from Berlin. Studied philology at Berlin and Leipzig. Ph.D. 1843. Then gymnasium teacher (1862 professor) in Berlin. Gymnasium Director in Neuruppin 1864-72, in Posen (Poznań) 1872-82…
SCHIMMEL, Annemarie. Erfurt 7.4.1922 — Bonn 26.1.2003. German Oriental Scholar in the U.S.A., a Specialist of Islamic South Asia. Professor in Bonn and Harvard. Daughter of Paul Sch. and Anna Ulfers. From 1939 studies at Berlin (i.al. under H. H. Schaeder). Ph.D. as early as 1941 Berlin, in Arabic and…
ROSE, Eugen. Barmen, Rheinland 4.7.1909 — Erkrath 5.8.2003. German Priest, former Student of Indology. Son of Walter R. (d. 1918) and Caroline Schneider. From 1929 studied Theology and Indology at Marburg, Königsberg und Bonn. Ph.D. 1933 Bonn. Ordained 1934, worked as vicar in Deutz, but soon dismissed as member of…
RODRIGUEZ, Etienne Alexander. 1??? — 1???. Indian? Head Draftsman in the Survey Department, Madras. Publications: The Hindoo pantheon, comprising the principal deities worshipped by the natives of British India: being a collection of coloured sketches representing the gods and goddesses, accompanied by a succinct history and descriptive of the idols recognised…
ROBINSON, Thomas. 1790 — Rochester 17.5.1873. Rev. British Clergyman in India. Son of Rev. Thomas R., educated at Rugby. Studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, B.A. 1813, M.A. 1816. Ordained priest 1816 and left for India as missionary. Worked at Senoot and Poona (Pune). Archdeacon of Madras 1826, Lord Almoner’s Professor…
RICHARDS, Glyn. Rhymney, Wales 6.8.1923 — 2003. Rev. British (Welsh) Philosopher and Scholar of Religion. Son of Thomas R. and Rose Jones. Studies at University of Wales (B.A. 1950), Oxford (M.Litt. 1954) and McMaster University (M.A. 1969). Ordained priest 1952. In 1952-68 congregational minister in Swansea, Wales. In 1968-70 Tutor…
RENEL, Charles Ulysse. Strasbourg 6.5.1866 — Tananarive 9.9.1925. French Philologist. Son of Émile R., a railway official, and Uranie Lafite (D. 1878). After Franco-Prussian war the family moved to Épinal (Vosges). From 1884 studies in Paris, at Lycée Louis-le-Grand and from 1886 École normale supérieure, concentrating on linguistics and comparative religion.…
QUÉGUINER, Maurice René. Ploujean, Finistère 11.7.1909 — Paris 2.9.1977. Father. French Catholic Missionary in India. Studies at seminary of Quimper, then 1928-32 Missions etrangères, ordained priest 1932. In 1933-37 worked in Kalimpong, Sikkim, in 1937-39 and 1941-48 in Mysore. In 1952-60 in Unesco, 1960-74 Supérieur général of Missions etrangères. Publications: Introduction à…
PERI, Noël. Cruzy-le-Châtel (Yvonne) 22.8.1865 — Hanoi 25.6.1922. Father. French Missionary and Sino-Japanologist. Ordained priest 1888. Served Paris Foreign Missions Society in Matsumoto (Nagano and Tokyo. With his broad philosophical views had difficulties with his more conservative colleagues and resigned in 1902, but visited often Japan almost until his death.…