SCHWYZER, Eduard. Zürich 15.2.1874 — Berlin 3.5.1943. Swiss IE Scholar in Germany. Professor in Zürich, Bonn and Berlin. Son of coppersmith Johann Eduard Schweizer (1845–1910) and Sophie Ernst, grandnephew of —> Schweizer-Sidler (1815–1894; who was also his teacher in gymnasium). Educated in Zürich, matriculated 1892. Studies at Zürich (Kaegi, Hitzig)…
SPIES, Otto. Bad Kreuznach near Mainz 5.4.1901 — Bonn 29.10.1981. German Semitist (Turkish and Arabic Scholar) also interested in Hindi. Professor in Bonn. Studies at Bonn and Tübingen: Oriental languages (Ph.D. 1923 Tübingen, under E. Littmann) and law (Dr. juris 1924 Bonn). Then Assistant at Bonn under P. Kahle in…
SOLMSEN, Felix. Schneidemühl, Hinterpommern (now Piła, Poland) 11.7.1865 — Mehlem near Bonn 13.6.1911. German Classical and IE Linguist. Professor in Bonn. Son of Heinrich Solmsen (1835–1914) and Cäcilie Leszczynski (1842–1899). Studies of Classics and Comparative Linguistics at Berlin (J. Schmidt) and Leipzig (Brugmann and Leskien). Ph.D. 1886 Leipzig. After an…
SCHLEGEL, August Wilhelm von. Hannover 5.9.1767 — Bonn 12.5.1845. German Indologist, Classical Scholar and Art Historian. Professor in Bonn. Son of Johann Adolf Schlegel (1721–1793), a Lutheran priest and author, of and old cultural family, and Erdmuthe Hübsch (1735–1811), nephew of the poet Johann Elias Schlegel (1719–1749), himself started early…
WINDISCHMANN, Karl Joseph Hieronymus. Mainz 24.8.1775 — Bonn 23.4.1839. German Philosopher. Professor in Bonn. Father of —> Friedrich W. (1811–1861). Born and educated in Mainz. Studied philosophy at Mainz, soon moved to Würzburg because of French invasion, now also took medicine and science, Dr.med. 1796 Mainz, then one year in…
WEISGERBER, Johann Leo. Metz 25.2.1899 — Bonn 8.8.1985. German (of Lorraine) Linguist and Celtologist. Son of a village teacher, Nikolaus Ludwig W., and Maria Müller (died when he was 5), educated in Metz, Reifeprüfung 1917. Then participated in WW I in German army in Flanders, after war studies from 1918…
THURNEYSEN, Eduard Rudolf. Basel 14.3.1857 — Bonn 9.8.1940. Swiss IE and Celtic Scholar in Germany. Professor in Freiburg and Bonn. Son of silk manufacturer Emil Th. and Elisabeth Merian, educated in Basel. Studied at Basel, Leipzig (Windisch), Berlin (H. Zimmer) and Paris (Gaidoz). Ph.D. 1879 Leipzig. PD 1882 Jena. From…
MENSCHING, Gustav. Hannover 6.5.1901 — Düren-Lendersdorf (between Aachen and Köln) 30.9.1978. German Theologian and Scholar of Comparative Religion. Professor in Bonn. Son of Gustav Mensching (1869–1906), a farmer and trader, and Johanna Schubart (1874–1956; Anna Vogler of English Wikipedia is his grandmother). Studies of theology (Luth.), comparative religion, Indology and…
MEISEZAHL, Richard Othon. Weissenburg (now Wissembourg, Alsace) 16.8.1906 — Schladean, Sieg 27.4.1992. German (of Alsace) Tibetologist. For health reasons interrupted gymnasium in 1920 in Cologne, obtained practical education and worked in a merchant firm until 1940. Being on business in Paris in 1927-28 he started studies of Indology and Tibetology.…
LOSCH, Hans. Camphausen near Saarbrücken 16.9.1902 — 10.12.1995. German Indologist. Professor in Bonn. Son of a mine owner, educated at St.Avold (Lorraine) and at Gymnasium in 1914-20 in Aachen. Studied from 1920 law at Bonn, in 1921-22 at Munich. Juridical degree 1923 at Bonn. Worked some time in a law…