SCHLEGEL, Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (1814 von Schlegel). Hannover 10.3.1772 — Dresden 12.1.1829. German Literate and Pioneer of Indology. Son of Johann Adolf Schlegel (1721–1793), a Lutheran priest and author, of an old cultural family, and Erdmuthe Hübsch (1735–1811), nephew of the poet Johann Elias Schlegel (1719–1749), brother of —> A. W.…
SCHLAGINTWEIT, Emil. Munich 7.7.1835 — Zweibrücken 20.10.1904. German Indologist and Tibetan Scholar. The youngest son of oculist physician Joseph Schlagintweit (1792–1854) and Rosalia Seidl (1805–1839), younger brother of —> Adolf, Hermann, and Robert Schlagintweit. A fifth brother was Eduard Schlagintweit (1831–1866), an officer and explorer of Morocco. After the early…
SCHIRMEISEN, Karl. Senftenberg, Bohemia (now Žamberk, Czechia) 13.12.1868 — Ahrweiler, Germany 11.8.1958. German (of Czech) Scientist (Mineralogist) interested in history and archaeology. Dr. Living in Brno, teacher at German Technical School. Proposed highly speculative theories, apparently often with racist ideas. Married 1897 Marie Haberhauer, three children. Publications: Die Arischen Göttergestalten.…
SCHIEFNER, Franz Anton von (Anton Antonovič Šifner). Reval (Tallinn) 6.(18.)7.1817 — St. Petersburg 4.(16.)11.1879. Russian (German of Estonia) Indologist and Tibetan Scholar. Academician in St.Petersburg. Son of Franz Schiefner (1774–1848), a glass merchant who had moved to Estonia from Bohemia, and Christiane Schneider. After school in Reval began in 1836 studies of…
SCHEFTELOWITZ, Isidor Isaac. Sandersleben, Anhalt 1.5.1875 — Oxford 17/18.12.1934. German (Jewish) Indo-Iranian Scholar. Professor and Rabbi in Köln. Son of Benjamin Scheftelowitz (1848–1918, a rabbi and teacher) and Jenny Yohana Epstein (1849–1909). After school in Königsberg worked in trade, from 1897 studies at Königsberg and Berlin. Ph.D. 1901 Königsberg (under…
SCHAEDER, Hans Heinrich. Göttingen 31.1.1896 — Göttingen 13.3.1957. German Iranian and Semitic Scholar. Professor in Berlin and Göttingen. Son of Erich Schaeder (1861–1936; Professor of Theology at Göttingen 1896-99, Kiel 1899-1918, and Breslau). Interrupted school in Kiel in 1914 and joined the army as voluntary, served in France, Lithuania and…
ŠČERBATSKOJ, Fëdor Ippolitovič (Theodor Scherbatskoy). Kielce, Poland 19.9.(1.10.)1866 — Borovoe (Burabaj), Kazakhstan 18.3.1942. Russian Indologist, specialist of Buddhist Philosophy. The name is somewhat problematic, but according to Russian colleagues (Vasil’kov) -koj (instead of -kij) seems well attested. Born in the then Russian part of Poland where his father, Ippolit Fëdorovič…
SAUNDERS, Kenneth James. Cape Town 10.1.1882 — 1937 (findagrave knows K.J.S. 1883 – 19.11.1937, buried in Eastbourne, Sussex). British (?) Missionary and Buddhist Scholar in Sri Lanka and India, finally in the U.S.A. Studies at Cambridge (Emmanuel College): B.A. 1905, M.A. 1912. In 1908-12 Vice-Principal of Trinity College in Kandy.…
SAUNDERS, Arthur Leslie. London 7.3.1862 — 31.10.1935. British Civil Servant in India, interested in Indian Religions. Son of Arthur William Saunders. Studied briefly at Oxford (Balliol College), joined I.C.S. 1880. Served in Central Provinces and United Provinces in 1882-1917, finally as Commissioner of Meerut, then 1918-23 in Financial Department of…
WUTTKE, Karl Friedrich Adolf. Breslau 10.11.1819 — Halle 12.4.1879. German Lutheran Theologian. Son of Heinrich Wuttke, a tailor master, and Anna Hoffmann. After local gymnasium studies of theology and philosophy at Breslau. Ordained priest. Ph.D. 1848 Breslau. PD of theology 1849 Breslau, also worked as teacher and priest. From 1854…