Kurdish – Persons of Indian Studies by Prof. Dr. Klaus Karttunen

WIKANDER, Stig

WIKANDER, Oscar Stig. Norrtälje 27.8.1908 — Uppsala 20.12.1983. Swedish Indo-Iranian Scholar. Professor in Uppsala. Son of Åke Magnus Wikander (1875–1949), a pharmacist with classical education and literary activity, and Gerda Eugenia Teresia Holmberg, educated in Uppsala. Studies in 1925-38 at Uppsala, of classics, Semitic (Zetterstéen), Iranian (Nyberg) and Indology (Charpentier),…

BARR, Kaj

BARR, Kaj. Copenhagen 26.6.1896 — Copenhagen 4.1.1970. Danish Iranian Scholar. Professor in Copenhagen. Adopted son of Friederich Eduard Barr (1840–1912), a mechanic, and Karen Frederikke Frederiksen (1856–1917). Matriculated from Copenhagen 1917. Began studies at Technical High School, but soon turned to classical, Arabic and Iranian philology (under Christensen) at Copenhagen…