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…
WESTPHAL, Heinz. 1912 — 21.12.1984. German Physicist, Mathematician and Photographer. Ph.D. Professor in Staatliche Ingenieur-Schule Gauss. From 1953 husband of —> Sigrid Westphal-Hellbusch (1915–1984) with whom he collaborated in anthropological fieldwork in Iraq, Pakistan and India. Photographer of the team. After 1976 they were living in Oldenburg. No children. Publications:…
SHORTT, John. Arcot (?) 26.2.1822 — Yerkaud 24.4.1889. British (Anglo-Indian) Physician in India. Son of the elder John Shortt (d. 1837), a retired E.I.C. officer (Major), and his Indian wife Rose (1789–1841). Trained as apothecary at Madras Medical School until 1846. Then joined E.I.C. service as Assistant Apothecary and in…
SCHÄFER, Ernst. Köln 14.3.1910 — Bad Bevensen, Niedersachsen 21.7.1992.German Zoologist and Explorer. Son of Albert Schäfer (1881–1971), an industrialist and politician, and Margarete Imdahl. Matriculated 1928 from Mannheim, then studied zoology, botany and geology at Göttingen and from 1923 at Berlin, Ph.D. 1938. In 1930-31 visited China, 1934-36 Tibetan borderlands.…
SARASIN, Paul Benedict. Basel 11.12.1856 — Basel 7.4.1929. Swiss Naturalist and Ethnologist. Son of politician Karl Sarasin (1815–1886) and Elisabeth Sauvain (1829–1918), a wealthy family, second cousin of —> Fritz Sarasin (1859–1942), with whom he then had a lifelong friendship. School and medical studies in Basel. Together with his cousin he…
SARASIN, Fritz (Karl Friedrich). Basel 3.12.1859 — Lugano 23.3.1942.Swiss Naturalist. Son of cotton factory owner and politician Felix Sarasin (1797–1862) and Rosalia Brunner (1826–1908), second cousin of —> Paul Sarasin (1856–1929), with whom he then had a lifelong friendship. Studied natural sciences at Geneva and Basel, where he met his cousin.…
ANDERSON, John. Edinburgh 4.10.1833 — Buxton, Derbyshire 15.8.1900. British (Scottish) Zoologist In India. Son of Thomas Anderson., Secretary of National Bank of Scotland, and Jane Cleghorn. School and medical studies in Edinburgh. M.D. 1862 (with zoological diss.). Two years Professor of Natural History at Free Church College in Edinburgh, then…
WALL, George. North Shields, Northumberland 22.12.1820 — London 16.12.1894. British Merchant, Coffee Planter, Politician, amateur Astronomer, Botanist and Humanitarian in Sri Lanka. Son of Rev. George Wall, a Methodist Minister, and Ann Lytham, educated at Harrow. Worked in an engineering firm, in 1846 left for Ceylon because of health problems.…
SCHMID, Ludwig Bernhard Ehregott. Lobeda (now part of Jena) 20.3.1788 — Calicut (Kozhikode) 20.10.1857. Rev. German Missionary in South India. Son of Rev. Rudolf Ludwig Schmid and his wife (d. 1806), brother of —> Deocar Schmid (1791–1828), also a missionary. After gymnasium in Naumburg studied theology 1807-09 at Jena. Worked as tutor and…
BOR, Norman Loftus. Tramore, County Waterford 2.5.1893 — London 22.12.1972. Irish Botanist. Son of Edward Norman Cavendish Bor (1861–1931) and Mabel Thornton. Educated in Kilkenny and Dublin, studied medicine at Trinity College, but in 1914 joined the army. War service in Greece and Palestine, wounded 1916. B.A. 1921 and M.A.…