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…
GRIGNASCHI, Mario. Trieste 20.1.1917 — Muggia, prov. Trieste 26.3.2000. Italian Orientalist. Professor in Venice. Son of Emilio Grignaschi and Gemma Angeli. Publications: “Quelques specimens de la littérature sassanide conservés dans les bibliothèques d’Istambul. Introduction et traduction des extraits du Kārnāmaǧ d’Ānūširwān„ JA 254, 1966, 1-142. – “La Chute de l’empire Hephtalite…
DEBEVOISE, Neilson Carel. Jersey City, NJ 8.11.1903 — Harrisburg, PA 10.12.1992. U.S. Archaeologist and Historian of Mesopotamia and Iran. Studied at University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D. 1929 (under Olmstead). From 1930 taught at University of Chicago, participated in Seleucia excavations. During WW II in Military Intelligence Service, posted in Egypt,…
CARTER, George Edward Lovelace. Exmouth, Devon 1886 — 24.2.1974. British Civil Servant in India. Son of a local builder, John Carter (1862–1938) and Ellen Ann Balmano (d. 1896), studied Geography and Modern History at Oxford. B.A. Joined I.C.S. in 1910. He was Assistant Collector in Bombay and at Tatta, then Municipal…
BURTON-PAGE, John Garrard. Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex 19.9.1921 — Church Knowle, Dorset 13.6.2005. British Indologist (Sanskrit and Hindi Scholar and Historian). Music studies (horn) at Royal College of Music were interrupted after one term through war service in India and Burma, learned now Hindi and Nepali and after war studied from 1946 Sanskrit…
BECHERT, Heinz. Munich 26.6.1932 — Göttingen 14.6.2005. German Indologist, a Famous Specialist of Buddhist Studies. Professor in Göttingen. Son of Rudolf Becher (1900–1961), a lawyer, and Herta Bade. After gymnasium in Rosenheim from 1950 studies at Munich, beginning with classical philology and history, soon linguistics under Sommer and finally Indology.…
ARNOLD, Thomas Walker. Devonport, Plymouth 19.4.1864 — Kensington, London 9.6.1930. Sir. British Historian of Islamic Art. Son of a Devonport businessman, educated at City of London School. Studied Classics and Oriental languages at Cambridge (Magdalene College). From 1888 he taught at Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College (MAO College, future Aligarh Muslim University),…
ALLOTTE DE LA FUYE, François-Maurice. La Rochelle 6.11.1844 — Versailles 13.2.1939. French Officer, Archaeologist and Numismatist. Son of Brigadier General Augustin Allotte de La Fuÿe (1805–1876) and Susanne Louise Mariocheau de Bonnemort. Jules Verne was his cousin. After École polytechnique joined artillery, also studies at É.P.H.É. Captain 1870, participated in Franco-German war. Lieutenant-colonel…
AHL, Augustus William. 6.9.1886 — Lewisburg, Union County, PA 29.8.1976. U.S. Ancient Historian. Born in Germany. A.M. 1912 Susquehanna University. Ph.D. 1920 Vanderbilt University. Professor of Greek at Thiel College (1922), then at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA (1950). Married Henrietta Paulsen (1888–1953), then Beulah M. Bailey (1901–1999). Publications: Outline…
LUKONIN, Vladimir Grigor’evič. Leningrad 21.1.1932 — Leningrad 10.9.1984. Russian Art Historian of Iran (Sasanid Period). Son of an army general, mother a physician. Grew up in Leningrad, in 1941-44 in Samarkand. Studied at Leningrad Oriental Faculty. Graduated in 1955 from Leningrad University (Oriental Faculty). Kand. ist. nauk 1961, Dr. ist.…