WURM, Paul. Blaubeuren 30.11.1829 — Calw 31.3.1911. Rev. German Lutheran Priest and Scholar of Religion . Son of Julius Friedrich Wurm (1791–1839), a theologian and classical scholar, and Karoline Friederike Faber (1792–1854). Graduated in theology 1851, served as priest in various parts of Württemberg. In 1864-75 taught theology at Missionshaus…
WHITNEY, Loren Harper. 12.9.1834 — 1912. U.S. Lawyer Interested in Religions. Worked in Chicago (1905). Publications: Life and Teachings of Zoroaster, the Great Persian, including a comparison of the Persian and Hebrew religions, showing that “the word of the Lord” came to the Hebrews by way of Persia. Part second offers…
TALAMO, Vincenzo. Ardore, Reggio Calabria 7.3.1914 — 2006. Italian Physician interested in Buddhism. In 1925 family moved to Turin, then back in Reggio. Interested early in Buddhism, but studied medicine at Naples and Florence. In the war served in Liguria and Balkan as medical officer. At armistice joined Tito’s partisans,…
STRAMIGLIONI, Giuliana. Rome 8.8.1914 — Rome 25.7.1988. Italian Japanologist. Student of Tucci at Rome, graduated 1936. Further studies of Japanese and Buddhist art in Kyoto, also worked as journalist. Back in Italy 1938 taught briefly at Naples, but soon returned to Japan. After war taught Italian at Tokyo University, remained…
SCHUMACHER, Karl. 1??? — ????. German Student of Religion. Ph.D. 1928 Tübingen. Publications: Diss. Ein Vergleich der buddhistischen Versenkung mit den jesuitischen Exerzitien. 8+78 p. Stuttgart 1929. Sources: Diss. in Janert.
SALET, Pierre. Paris 10.11. or 9.3.1875 — Paris 20.11.1936. French Astronomer interested in religions. Son of Georges Salet (1844–1894) and Louise Zélie Roger d’Hostel. From 1899 student of astronomy at Paris Observatory, aide-astronome 1906, astronome adjoint 1912, astronome titulaire 1927. Married 1906 Marie Thérèse Bazin (1881–1970), three sons. Publications: Les…
JOHNSON, Willard Lyon. Des Moines, Iowa 30.5.1939 — Pauma Valley, Calif. 29.12.2006. U.S. Indologist and Scholar of Religion. Son of the elder W. L. Johnson and Margerie Elta Hackenberg. Studies at Oberlin College (B.A. 1961) and University of Wisconsin in Madison (M.A. 1966), Ph.D. 1972 there in Indian Languages and…
HEISSIG, Walter (Walther). Vienna 5.12.1913 — Rheinböllen 5.9.2005. Austrian Mongolian Scholar in Germany. Professor in Bonn. Studied Mongolian in the 1930s ar Vienna and Berlin. Joined SA 1932, 1934 switched to SS. From 1940 in Peking, also visited Inner Mongolia. Ph.D. 1941 Vienna. He remained the war years until 1946 in…
HÄRTEL, Herbert. Hoyerswerda 7.5.1921 — Berlin 23.11.2005. German Indologist, Buddhist Scholar and Art Historian. Studies at Halle and Göttingen (under Waldschmidt). Ph.D. Göttingen 1953. In 1953-62 Curator in Museum für Völkerkunde in Berlin. From 1963 Direktor of Museum für indische Kunst in Berlin (which was much his own creation), also…
ENSINK, Jacob (Jaap). Hilversum 5.6.1921 — ?.9.2005. Dutch Indologist and Old Javanese Scholar. Professor in Groningen. Son of Klaas Ensink (1891–1980) and Margarethe Josine van Gelder. Studied Classics, Indology and Indonesian philology (under Gonda and Bosch) at Utrecht, 1952 Ph.D. there. In 1954-62 Lecturer (lektor) of Indology at Groningen, from 1962…