KING, Winston Lee. Avilla, Ind. 30.8.1907 — Madison, Wisc. 15.2.1975. U.S. Scholar of Comparative Religion. Methodist priest. Born in a farm, son of Alfred Hiram King and Alberta Bodenhafer. Educated at Ashburry College (A.B. 1929), Andover Newton Theological Seminar (B.D. 1936) and Harvard (S.M.T. 1938). Ph.D. 1940 Harvard. After four…
KESARCODI-WATSON, Ian. 1938 — ?.5.1984. Australian (?) Scholar of Indian Religion. Grew up as Baptist, but soon turned away from it. Studies at Melbourne, Oxford and McMaster (Arapura). Ph.D. 1982 Poona. Lecturer in Philosophy at University of Hong Kong c. 1971-75. In 1975-84 Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at La Trobe…
KES, Louis. 18?? — 19??. Dutch Translator, probably a Theosophist. Publications: De Bhagavad-Gîtâ; het boek van Yoga. 128 p. Baarn 1904, 2nd ed 11+137 p.. 1919. Sources: Many refrences to the book, nothing on the translator.
KERN, Johan Caspar Hendrik. Poerworedjo, Bagelen, Central Java 6.4.1833 — Utrecht 4.7.1917. Dutch Indologist and Indonesian Scholar. Professor in Leiden. Son of a colonial officer, Johan Hendrik Kern (1799–1863) and Marta Corradina Schindler (1803/04–1894), came from Java to the Netherlands with his parents in the age of seven to start…
KERBAKER, Michele. Turin 10.9.1836 — Naples 20.9.1914. Italian Indologist. Professor in Naples. Son of Luigi Kerbaker. Lost early his mother and after the new marriage of father was educated by his ecclesiastic uncle Gaetano Kerbaker. Studied classical philology at Turin (degree 1857), soon became interested in Indology and learnt it…
KENNEDY, Vans. Pinmore, Parish of Ayr 1784 — Bombay 28.12.1846. British (Scots) Colonial Officer and Indologist in India. Major-General. The youngest son of Robert Kennedy of Pinmore (d. 1790), of an old Ayrshire family, and Robina Vans. The father lost his money in the bankruptcy of Ayr bank and had…
KENNEDY, Melville Talbot. Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa 21.6.1882 — Norwich, Conn. 2.9.1971. Rev. U.S. Missionary in India. Son of John Alexander Kennedy (1848–1932, from Scotland) and Mary Elizabeth McCurdy. Worked for Y.W.C.A. in Calcutta. Returned to Illinois around 1925 and worked as pastor in Champaign. Married 1909 Myra Bessie…
KENNEDY, James. 1842 — 20.6.1920. British (Scottish) Indologist and Historian of India. Born in North India as son of Rev. James Kennedy (1815–1899), a missionary in Benares and Kumaon, and Margaret Walker. Educated at Edinburgh High School and University. After studies he joined the I.C.S. and from 1863 served in…
KELLOGG, Samuel Henry. Quoque, Long Island, NY 6.9.1839 — Landour, India (Uttarkhand) 3.5.1899. Rev. U.S. Missionary and Indologist (Hindī scholar) in India. Son of Rev. Samuel Kellogg (1808–1896) and Mary Pierce Henry (1813–1861). Educated at home. Studied at Princeton, graduated in 1861, and in 1864 from Princeton Theological Seminar. D.D.…
KELLER-GRIMM, Maya (née Rosa Grimm). 1899/1900 — 1990. German Bauddha. Daughter of —> Georg Grimm (1868–1945) and thus grew into a kind of “Buddhism” as a child. Later, continuing her father’s work, she was among the leaders of Altbuddhistische Gemeinde in Utting and editor of the Yāna. Publications: G. Grimm:…