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HEIDRICH, Joachim. 13.7.1930 — Berlin 8.7.2004. German (East) Scholar of Modern India. Matriculated 1948. Studied Indology and Ethnology Berlin. Ph.D. 1958 Berlin (under Ruben). In 1973-81 in G.D.R. diplomatic service in New Delhi and Calcutta. In 1981-89 at Zentralinstitut für Geschichte in Berlin, then at Forschungsschwerpunkt Moderner Orient, emeritus 1995. Married Petra Heidrich (1940–2006).
Publications: Diss. Gemeindeorganisation und Sozialordnung im indischen Dorf zu Beginn der Kolonialherrschaft. Manuscript 1958.
– With A. Hafner & P. Heidrich: Indien: Identität, Konflikte, Soziale Bewegung in Einer Pluralen Gesellschaft. 82 p. 1994.
– Edited with H. Rüstau & D. Weidemann: Indian Culture: Continuity and Discontinuity. 2002.
– Further books, articles and reviews.
Sources: perspectivia.net/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/pnet_derivate_00005697/bajpai_tracing.pdf; J. Herrmann in leibnizsozietaet.de.


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HART, Gillian (Jill) R. Eastbourne, Sussex 11.8.1934 — 8.2.2004. British Indo-European Linguist. Daughter of farmer Alexander and Catherine Hart. During the war the family moved to Devon and 1945 to South Oxfordshire. After school in Reading 1947-53 one year studies at Reading University, then from 1954 at Oxford (Lady Margaret Hall, mainly Classics, also Sanskrit under Burrow), M.A, in Hittite. In 1960-69 Lecturer in Classics at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. B.Phil. 1967 Oxford, in Hittite. In 1969-93 Lecturer at Durham University, then took early retirement. She was conscientious teacher who, beside linguistics, also taught classical literature, but all vacations and sabbaticals she spent in Oxford concentrating on research. In retirement she suffered of ill-health and deteriorating eyesight, but nevertheless also taught Hittite.
Beside IE Hart was mainly interested in Anatolian and Mycenaean. Rejecting the Indo-Hittite theory she nevertheless emphasized the importance of Hittite evidence for Proto-IE reconstruction.
Publications: Articles, mainly on Mycenaean and Hittite, i. al. “Anatolian evidence and the origins of the Indo-European mediopassive”, BSOAS 51, 1988, 69-95; “‘Class I present’, subjunctive and middle voice in Indo-European”, BSOAS 53, 1990, 446-468.
– Reviews of Indological books in JRAS 1988, 439-442 & 1990, 178-181 & 1994, 452-454; BSOAS 55, 1992, 346.
– Obiturary of T. Burrow, BSOAS 50, 1987, 347-257.
Sources: Brief obituary in university home page; Titus; E. Tucker, JRAS 39, 2006, 83-88 with bibliography.


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HARMATTA, János. Hódmezővásárhely, komitat Csongrád 2.10.1917 — Buda­pest 24.7.2004. Hungarian Indo-Iranian Scholar. Born in south-eastern Hungary. After gymnasium in his home town from 1935 studies of classical, IE and Iranian philology and Indology at Budapest, Ph.D. 1940 in Greek. Then in army and briefly war-prisoner. From 1947 Docent of Greek at Budapest, from 1952 Professor of IE Linguistics (with Indo-Iranian studies) ibid. In 1988 emeritus, but continued teaching at least until 1993. From 1957 also Secretary and from 1970 President of Commission of Ancient Studies in Hungarian Academy of Science, from 1968 Director of Centre of Research in Ancient Studies (Academy of Sc.). From 1970 member of the same Academy.
Beside Iranian and Greek Harmattan was also interested in Hittite. At university also taught Sanskrit.  Among his many students were G. Bethlenfalvy, I. Puskás and Gy. Wojtilla.
Publications: Diss. Quellenstudien zu den Skythica des Herodot. 70 p. Bp. 1941.
– “Le problème cimmérien”, Arch. Ért. 7-9, 1946-48, 79-136; A Kimmer kérdés. 1953; “Sur l’origine du mythe des Hyperboréens”, AAHu 3, 1955, 57-66.
– “Studies in the Language of the Iranian Tribes in South Russia”, AOHu 1, 1951, 261-314 (and sep. 1952); “La société des Huns à l’époque d’Attila”, Rech. Internat. 1:2, 1957, 179-239; “Die parthischen Ostraka aus Dura-Europos”, AAHu 6, 1958, 87-175; “Irano-Aramaica”, AAHu 7, 1959, 337-409.
– “Sino-Indica”, AAHu 12, 1964, 3-21; “New Evidence for the History of Early Northwestern India”, AAHu 14, 1966, 423-472; “The Oldest Brāhmī Inscription in Innermost Asia”, AOHu20, 1967, 1-32; “The Oldest Evidence for the Silk Trade between China and India”, in Altheim & Stiehl, Geschichte Mittelasiens im Altertum. Berlin 1970, 650-684.
– “The Great Bactrian Inscription”, AAHu 12, 1964, 373-471; “Minor Bactrian Inscriptions”, AAHu 13, 1965, 149-205; “Görög ábécét haználo iráni nyelvü irásbeliség Észag-Nyugat-Indiában”, Magyar Tud. Akad. I OK 17, 1971, 33-160.
– “Zu den griechischen Inschriften des Aśoka”, AAHu 14, 1966, 77-85.
– Studies in the History and Language of the Sarmatians. 131 p. Szeged 1970.
– Edited: Prolegomena to the Sources on the History of Pre-Islamic Central Asia. 339 p. Budapest 1979; History of Civilizations of Central Asia. 2. The development of sedentary and nomadic civilizations: 700 B.C. to A.D. 250. 573 p. Paris 1994.
– L. Havas & I. Tegyey (edd.): Selected Writings. West and East in the Unity of the ancient World. Debrecen 2002.
– A great number of further articles, also in Hungarian, see Puskás 1991.
Sources: Bethlenfalvy  1980, 43f. and photo n. 13; *Zs. Ritoók, Gnomon 77, 2005, 477-479; Bio-bibliogr. de 134 savants 1979, 228-248; bibliography in AAHu 25, 1977, 13-24; Wikipedia briefly with photo (more in German version); photo in TITUS Galeria and AAHu 45, 2005.


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HARLE, James (Jim) Coffin. Santa Monica, Calif. 5.4.1920 — 27.6.2004. U.S. Art Historian in the U.K. Son of James Wyly Harle and Elfrieda Frances Baumann. Educated at St George’s School in Newport, RI, studies at Princeton (B.A. 1942). In 1942-46 in war service in U.S.N.R., Aviation Branch, retired as Lieutenant. In 1947 Assistant to Dean at Princeton, 1948-49 part-time Instructor in English. A visit to India in 1951 made him interested in ancient Indian art and architecture. In 1953-54 Fulbright Lecturer in Philippines. Then went to the U.K. and renewed studies at Oxford: B.A. 1956 in Sanskrit and Pali, D.Phil. 1959, D.Litt. 1989. From 1960 Assistant Keeper (1962 Senior A. K.) and in 1967-87 Keeper, Department of Eastern Art in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Retired in 1987. Married 1. 1949 Jacqueline Thérèse Ruch (divorced 1966, died 1968); 2. 1967 Carola Sybil Mary Fleming (died 1971); 3. 1973 Lady (Betty) Hulbert.
Publications: Temple Gateways in South India. The architecture and iconography of the Chidambaram Gopuras. 202 p. 181 ill. on pl. Oxford 1963, 2nd rev. ed. N.D. 1995.
– Gupta Sculpture. Indian Sculpture of the fourth to the sixth centuries A.D. 70 p. 78 pl. Oxford 1974.
– “Two Images of Agni and Yajñapuruṣa in South India”, JRAS 1962, 1-17, 2 pl. (in Cidambaram & Srirangam); “Durgā, goddess of victory”, Art. As. 26, 1963, 237-246, 4 fig.; “Le temple de Nāganātha à Nagrāl”, Arts as. 19, 1969, 53-83; other articles and reviews.
– With A. Topsfield: Indian art in the Ashmolean Museum. 94 p. ill. Oxford 1987.
– The art and architecture of the Indian subcontinent. 2nd ed. 601 p. 393 ill. L. 1994.
Sources: Personal knowledge 1991/99; Who’s Who 1995; paw.princeton.edu; *Cl. Bautze-Picron (ed.), Makaranda. Essays in honour of J.C.H. 11+243 p. ill. Sri Garib Dass Or. Series 105. Delhi 1990; several short reviews in internet.


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HARDY, Friedhelm Ernst (Fred). Köln 4.3.1943 — Reading 4.8.2004. German Indologist and Scholar of Indian Religion in the U.K. Brought up by his mother as father had died in the end of war. Started studies of Indology at Münster (under Hacker) and Heidelberg. In 1966 came to the U.K. and continued his studies under Burrow at Oxford. B.A., then Ph.D. 197? Oxford (under Zaehner, diss. based on fieldwork in Tamil Nadu). In the early 1980s Lecturer in Indian Religions at King’s College, University of London. In early 1990s Reader of the same, ibid. Retired as Professor of History and Philosophy of Religions just before his death. Died of cardiac arrest. Married with Aruna Gokhale, a mathematician, one daughter and one son.
Hardy was a scholar of South Indian Vaiṣṇava religion and religious literature in both Sanskrit and Tamil. Fieldwork in Tamilnadu. He knew also Marāṭhī.
Publications: Diss. publ. as Viraha-Bhakti. The early history of Kṛṣṇa devotion in South India. 640 p. Oxford Univ. South Asian Series. 1980.
– “The philosopher as poet a study of Vedāntadeśika’s Dehalīśastuti”, JIPh 7, 1979, 277-325; “The diary of an unknown Indian girl”, Religion10, 1980, 165-182; and many other articles.
– With others: The World Religions. L. 1988.
– The Religious Culture of India: Power, Love and Wisdom. 13+613 p. 19 pl. Cambridge 1994.
– Āryāsaptaśatī: Seven Hundred Elegant Verses by Govardhana. Translated (with text). 25+695 p. Clay Sanskrit Library. N.Y. 2009.
Sources: Personal meeting 1995; S. Subrahmanyam, obituary in Indology List (3.11.2009); obituary in ochs.org.uk; Wikipedia.


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HAGER, Berthold. Kippenheim, Baden 1915 — ?.7.2003. German Teacher and former Student of Indology. Son of Rev. Georg Hager. From 1933 studied at Tübingen, first law, soon Sanskrit. Ph.D. Tübingen 1938. Served in WW 2, then war prisoner. Resumed studies, now French and English, in 1949 graduated as teacher. Worked as teacher in Lahr and Offenburg, retired 1978. Last years living in Freiburg i.Br.
Publications: Diss. Die Entwicklung des Māyā-Begriffes im Indo-Arischen. Manuscript of 8+237 p. 1942 – printed 226 p. Freiburg 1983.
Sources: Diss. in Janert; www.bo.de/lokales/offenburg/als-paedagoge-wie-kollege-war-er-geschaetzt#; deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de.


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GREY, Leslie. 1916 — ????. M.D. Oxford. A psychiatrist and Professor in Denver, Colorado. M.D. He had served as Medical Attaché to U.S. Embassies in New Delhi and Kabul. One L.G. (M.D.) died in Denver in January 2004.
Publications: A concordance of Buddhist birth stories. 43+268 p. Oxford 1990, 2nd rev. & enl. ed. 11+569 p. Oxford 1994, 3rd ed. 13+622 p. Oxford 2000; “Supplement to the Conc. of the Buddhist birth stories”,JPTS 24, 1998, 103-147.
Sources:  Stray notes in Internet.


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GRESSETH, Gerald K. Portland. Oregon 7.9.1918 — Salt Lake City 3.12.2003. U.S. IE and Classical Scholar. Son of Carl Otto Gresseth and Bernice Barnett. B.A. 1941 Reed College, then served in the navy. Ph.D. Berkeley. Taught at Stanford, then 38 years at University of Utah, where also teaching Sanskrit (in the late 1980s). Emeritus. Twice married, with Corinine Stuart (4 years only) and then long time with Marian Driggs (1935–2024), four daughters and one son.
Publications: Studies on Homer.
– “The Odyssey and the Nalopākhyāna”, TAPA 109, 1979, 63-85.
Sources: Brief obituary in Deseret News (www.deseretnews.com/article/1026913), in reed.edu and in legacy.com.


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GLADSTONE, M. S. 1??? — 19??. Indologist? Ph.D. 1928 Cambridge.
Publications: Diss. Vishṇu in the Rigveda and after until the epic period.Manuscript 1928.
Sources: There are too famous name­sakes to show him in Google.


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GARBACZ, Stephanie Klosinski. Oil City, Venango, PA 23.9.1921 — Alexandria, VA 3.7.2004. U.S. IE Linguist. Married with Colonel Joseph F. Garbacz (1916–2013) of U.S. Army she lived in many places in and outside U.S.A., had two sons and began late the serious study. Ph.D. 1979 Georgetown University. Then taught Russian Life and Culture at Georgetown University and George Washington University.
Publications: Diss. Sanskrit and Old Church Slavonic: a comparative study of case systems. 373 p. 1979.
Sources:  findagrave.com with brief life history and photo.
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