HENDRIKSEN, Hans Frederik. Jutland 6.6.1913 — 1989. Danish Indologist. Professor in Copenhagen. Son of Kai Hendriksen (1884–1961), an official, and Gerda Raabye. Matriculated from Østre Borgerdydskole in Copenhagen in 1932. Studies of comparative linguistics and Indology at Copenhagen under Pedersen and Tuxen, also at Leipzig 1937-38 (J. Friedrich), Paris 1938-39…
HEILMAN, Luigi. Portalbera, Pavia 21.8.1911 — Bologna 9.10.1988. Italian Indologist and Linguist. Professor in Bologna. Studies at Padova (i.al. under Suali). In 1934-37 Assistant at Catholic University of Milano (also further studies under Ballini), then school-teacher in Varese, Pavia und Rome, until 1943, in 1943-51 in Bologna. PD 1951 Bologna.…
HAVERS, Wilhelm Maria Hubert. Aachen 5.1.1879 — Vienna 2.3.1961. German IE Linguist in Austria. Son of school-teacher Johann Josef Havers (1849–1928) and Maria Agnes Spiertz (1851–1879). After school in Aachen, from 1899 studies of classical, Germanic and comparative philology at Tübingen, Leipzig and Berlin. Ph.D. 1905. PD 1909 Strassburg, 1913…
JURET, Étienne Abel (or Abel-C. J.) Pierrecourt (Haute-Saône) 6.12.1872 — Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) 11.12.1963. French Classical Scholar and Linguist. Son of François Juret and Reine Cardinal. Ph.D. Professor (probably of classics) at a school in Strasbourg and chargé de confer. for Sanskrit at the University (1935). Married 1919 Jeanne Lalouet. Publications:…
JUNKER, Heinrich Franz Joseph. Offenbach am Main 26.3.1889 — Berlin 3.4.1970. German (East) Linguist and Iranian Scholar. Professor in Leipzig and Berlin. Studies at Giessen, Strassburg and Heidelberg. Ph.D. 1911 Heidelberg (under Bartholomae). From 1912 PD at Giessen. In summer 1913 he went together with Gauthiot to Yaghnob Valley. In…
JOLLY, Julius Ernst. Heidelberg 28.12.1849 — Würzburg 25.4.1932. German Indologist. Professor in Würzburg. Born in a family with strong academic traditions, son of Philipp von Jolly (1809–1884), later Professor of Physics at Munich, and Luise Wüstenfeld (1821–1874). In 1867-71 studies of Oriental, Indo-Iranian and IE linguistics at Munich (Haug), Berlin…
JOKI, Aulis Johannes. Kelkkala near Viipuri 2.6.1913 — Helsinki 8.2.1989. Finnish Linguist, specialist of Uralic Languages. Professor in Helsinki. Son of carpenter Johan Joki (1867–1937) and Amanda Toivonen. After matriculation from Tampere 1933 studies at Helsinki (M.A. 1938). In 1946-47 Assistant at Östasiatiska Museet in Stockholm, where he also studied…
JOHANSSON, Karl Ferdinand. Misterhult, Kalmar län 16.9.1860 — Uppsala 9.12.1926. Swedish Indologist. Professor in Uppsala. Son of Johan Erik Magnusson, a tenant farmer, and his wife Anna Lovisa Karlsdotter. Educated in Linköping, matriculated 1880. From 1880 studies of classics at Uppsala, under O. A. Danielsson and Per Persson, both also…
JOHANNSEN, Carl Theodor. Nortorf, Holstein 8.11.1804 — Copenhagen 1.7.1840. Danish Oriental Scholar. Professor in Copenhagen. Son of a teacher, Johann Johannsen, and Catharina Kroymann, educated in Glückstadt. Studies of classical and Oriental languages at Kiel and Bonn. Ph.D. 1828 Bonn. Further studies in Paris, in 1830-31 Docent of Oriental Languages…
JEDLIČKA, Jaromír. Prague 11.10.1869 — Zinnowitz, Usedom 14.8.1901. Czech Student of IE Linguistics. After gymnasium in Prague from 1888 studies at Charles University in Prague under Zubatý, Ph.D. there 1894. From 1899 worked in the university library. Publications: Diss. O zvláštnim případu parallelismu suffixu v jazycích indoevropských. Prague 1893/94. –…