TRUBETZKOY, Prince Nikolai Sergeyevich (Russian Knjaz Nikolaj Sergeevič Trubeckoj). Moscow 4(16).4.1890 — Vienna 25.6.1938. Russian Phonetician, Slavic and IE Linguist. Son of Sergej Nikolaevič Tr. (1862–1905),a Professor of philosophy and Rector of Moscow University, and Praskovja Vladimirovna Obolenskaja, of high nobility. Educated at home, became early interested in ethnology. Linguistics…
TROMBETTI, Alfredo. Bologna 6/16.1.1866 — Venice 5.7.1929. Italian Linguist, Polyglot and Orientalist. Of modest origin, son of the elder A. Trombetti and Viola Mingozzi, both textile workers, father died when he was 14. He learned goldsmith’s work, but when his talents were noted (he had learned on his own several…
TRITHEN, Franz Heinrich (in England called Francis Henry). St.Stephan, Simmental, canton Bern (Stache-Weiske: Brugg/Aargau) 1820 (bapt. 4.2.) — near Odessa 27.4.1854. Swiss Indologist. He grew up in Russia, studied in Germany and worked in England, but remained Swiss citizen all his life. While Windisch and Mehlitz call him Franz, Wackernagel has Friedrich.…
TRAUTMANN, Felix Kurt Reinhold. Königsberg 16.1.1883 — Jena 4.10.1951. German IE and Slavic Linguist. Professor in Leipzig and Jena. Son of a merchant. In 1889-1900 at Gymnasium in Königsberg. In 1900 started study of exegesis at Königsberg, but in 1901 moved to Freiburg i.Br. to study modern languages. Under the…
TORP, Alf. Stryn 27.9.1853 — Kristiania (Oslo) 26.9.1916. Norwegian Linguist and IE Scholar. Professor in Kristiania (Oslo). Son of a captain of infantry, Fredrik Torp (1816–1869), and Gjerthruf Ravn (1830–1876). Educated in Bergen (matriculation 1877), then studies at Kristiania (Bugge), M.A. 1877. From 1878 studied at Leipzig Sanskrit, Greek and…
TOMAŠEVSKIJ, Vsevolod Bronislavovič. St.Petersburg 13.(25.)9.1891 — Leningrad 14.2.1927. Russian Linguist. Son of Bronislav V. Tomaševskij (1850–1908). From 1909 studies at St.Petersburg (under Baudouin de Courtenay and Scherzl). In 1914 joined the Bolshevist party. Participated in WW I in navy. From 1920 taught at Baku University, soon Professor of Comparative Linguistics…
THUMB, Albert Joseph Gustav. Freiburg im Br. 18.5.1865 — Freiburg i. Br. 14.8.1915. German IE, Greek and Sanskrit Scholar. Professor in Freiburg i. Br., Marburg and Strassburg. Son of Albert Alois Thumb (1838–1886), an architect, and Ida Schanzenbach. Gymnasium in Freiburg. From 1884 studies at Freiburg (Brugmann), Heidelberg (Osthoff) and…
THOMSEN, Vilhelm Ludvig Peter. Sanders (?) 25.1.1842 — Copenhagen 12/13.5.1927. Danish Linguist. Professor in Copenhagen. Son of postmaster Ludvig Frederik Thomsen (1801–1860) and Elise Schlegel. According to Sandfeld 1942 he was born in Copenhagen, but went to school in Randers. Matriculated in 1859 from Randers Latin School. Studied at Copenhagen…
TEGNÉR, Esaias Henrik Vilhelm. Källstorp, Malmöhus län 13.1.1843 — Lund 21.11.1928. Swedish Oriental Scholar and Linguist. Professor in Lund. Son of a minister, Kristoffer Tegnér, and Emma Sofia Kinberg, grandson of the poet Esaias Tegnér (1782–1843). Matriculated from Lund in 1859 and began studies at local university. M.A. 1865 Lund.…
PRZYLUSKI, Jean (Jan Przyłuski). Le Mans 17.8.1885 — Mareil-sur-Loir 27.10.1944. French Indologist, South East Asian scholar and Linguist. Professor in Paris. Born of an originally Polish family, educated in Rennes and Paris. In 1907-13 at E.F.E.O. in Indochina, 1912 visited China. In 1913 returned to Paris and continued his studies under Lévi,…