FRANKE, Rudolf Otto. Wickerode, Harz 24.6.1862 — Königsberg 5.2.1928. German Indologist. Professor in Königsberg. Son of Alexander Franke (1833–1887), a mill owner, and Clara Osterloh (1834–1882). Educated at the school of Franckesche Stiftungen in Halle. In 1881-85 studies of classical and Germanic philology, then Indology (under Kielhorn) at Göttingen, also…
EHRLICH, Hugo. Hannover 30.10.1878 — Masuria 1914. German IE Linguist. Educated in Hannover, studied IE and classical philology at Jena and Leipzig (mainly under Brugmann). Ph.D. 1901 Leipzig. After army and further pedagogical studies from 1909 teacher in Königsberg. From 1912 PD für Indogermanistik at Königsberg. Served in army on…
DIETZ, Friedrich Reinhold. Königsberg 12.1.1805 — Königsberg 5.6.1836. German Physician and Philologist (Historian of Greek and Oriental Medicine). School and from 1823 studies of medicine and philology at Königsberg, Dr. med. there 1826. With a scholarship by the government travelled in France, Italy, England and Spain studying Greek, Arabic and…
BOHLEN, Peter von. Wüppels, Jeverland 13.3.1796 — Halle 6.2.1840. German Indologist and Orientalist. Professor in Königsberg. Son of a poor farmer, Christian Bohlen, belonging to an old Pomoranian noble family, and Frauke Margaretha Ocken. Parents died early and he had a checquered life. He took up the old title of…
BEZZENBERGER, Adalbert. Kassel 14.4.1851 — Königsberg 31.10.1922. German IE scholar. Professor in Königsberg. Son of the Germanist scholar Heinrich Ernst B. (1814-1892) and Amalie Wiederhold. After school in Kassel studies of Sanskrit and IE philology under Benfey at Göttingen. Ph.D. 1872 Göttingen. PD 1874 ibid. From 1879 Professor of Sanskrit…