KÖLVER, Bernhard. Ründeroth near Köln 2.4.1938 — Leipzig 27.11.2001. German Indologist. Professor in Köln, Kiel and Leipzig. Son of a gymnasium teacher, who participated in WW II and died soon after his return from captivity. Educated in Wertheim, Gummersbach und Fort Myers (Florida). From 1956 studies linguistics, Anglistics, Germanistics and…
KNOX, George. Inismagrath, co. Leitrim, Ireland 15.12.1793 — Coimbatore 2.9.1847, when 53. British (Irish) Physician in India. M.D. 1816. From 1817 in E.I.C.’s medical service, Madras, Surgeon 1829, Superintending Surgeon 1843. Participated in Burmese was 1824-25. Married Mary Griffith (1809–1841), one son. Publications: Wrote on Burmese Buddhism in MJLS 1, 1834, 25-39 and in TrRAS 3,…
KITAGAWA, Joseph Mitsuo. Osaka 8.3.1915 — Chicago 7.10.1992. U.S. (Japanese-born) Scholar of Religion. U.S. citizen 1955. Born in a Christian Japanese family, his father, Chiyokichi Kitagawa, was episcopal priest, grew up in Japan. Studied theology at Rikkyo University in Tokyo, graduated B.A. 1937. In 1941 went to the U.S.A. for…
JUNGBLUT, Leonhard J. 1906 — Bombay 1979. Rev. Father, S.V.D. Dutch Catholic Missionary in India. As a young man in the 1930s member of Indore mission, worked on Bhils. Anthropological fieldwork in 1938-39. In 1962-71 Principal of St. Theresa’s High School in Bombay. Publications: A Short Bhili Grammar of Jhabua State…
JETTMAR, Karl Josef. Vienna 8.8.1918 — Heidelberg 28.3.2002. Austrian Anthropologist in Germany, famous Specialist of North Pakistan. Son of Rudolf Jettmar (1869–1939), an Art Nouveau painter, and Maria Mayer. Parents divorced in 1923 and he remained in Vienna with his father and three aunts, while his mother moved to Sweden. Roman…
JESTIN, Remont (Rieg, Rigakos J., also as Gestin, French Raymond-Riec Jestin). Landerneau, Brittany 1902 (or 1905?) — Menton (Coté d’Azur) 1991. French (Breton) Sumerologist and Philosopher. Studies at École du Louvre. Taught Sumerian as directeur d’études at É.P.H.É. in 1946-72. Also known as a painter. Publications: Ar Bouddha hag ar vouddhaadegezh. 128 p.…
JACOBY, Gustav Adolf (Adolphe). 9.3.1875 — 10.10.1943. German Theologian, Papyrologist, Coptologist and Scholar of Religion. Studies at Strassburg, vicar there in 1900-04. Minister in Weitersweilen (Rhineland) 1904-12, then many years in Luxemburg. Married Alice Schaller (b. 1878). Publications: Much on classical and Christian religion, also on Coptic literature. – “Zum Zerstückelungs- und…
IGGLEDEN, Robert E. W. London 11.6.1913 — 21.3.1981. British Bauddha. Worked in optical profession. After WW II pupil of Sayadaw U Thittila until 1952 (when Sayadaw returned to Burma). Under him trained as a specialist of Abhidhamma and Secretary of the P.T.S. until 1976. Married Claudine, who wrote a life of Thittila…
HUMMEL, Siegbert. Rodewisch, Vogtland 18.7.1908 — Lengenfeld (or Röthenbach?), Vogtland 28.3.2001. German (East) Priest, Art Historian and Tibetan Scholar. He had first mercantile training in order to take over the curtain trade of his father, but the depression impended this and he turned to theology. Matriculated in 1932 from König Albert-Gymnasium…
HONKO, Lauri Olavi. Hanko 6.3.1932 — Turku 15.7.2002. Finnish Folklorists. Professor in Turku. Son of Svante Honko and Helmi Sofia Starck. Studies at Helsinki, M.A. 1957, Ph.D. 1959 under M. Haavio. In 1956-63 Haavio’s Assistant at Helsinki. In 1963 eo. Professor and 1971-97 Professor of Folklore and Religious Studies at Turku,…