RAMOS DE ANDRÉS, Justo. 1904 — 1965. Padre. Spanish Linguist. Ph.D. Professor of Classical languages at Madrid, also taught Sanskrit, from 1934 and still in the late 1950s. Publications: Spanish translations of Kālidāsa: Rtusamhara, o, Curso de las estaciones. 109 p. Madrid 1964 (an earlier ed. 1942?); Raghúvamça. 272 p.…
GONZÁLEZ DE LA CALLE, Pedro Urbano. Madrid 12.11.1879 — México 1966. Spanish Linguist interested in Sanskrit. Son of Urbano González Serrano (1848–1904), professor of philosophy, and Petra de la Calle Corisco. Studied philosophy and classics, also Sanskrit under Daza de Campos. Ph.D. 1904 Madrid. In 1904-26 Professor of Latin at…
GELABERT Y GORDIOLA, Juan. Palma de Mallorca (or Sóller) 1843 — Madrid 1894. Spanish Linguist and Philologist. Studies at Madrid (i.al. Sanskrit under Garcia Ayuso), Ph.D. 1868. In 1867-70 schoolteacher, also taught Greek and Hebrew at Madrid University. In 1883-94 he was the Professor of Sanskrit at Madrid. His Manual…
GARCIA AYUSO, Francisco. Valverde del Camino (V. del Majano) near Segovia 24.7.1835 — Madrid 17.5.1897. Spanish Indo-Iranian Scholar. Lost his parents when 11. Studies of humanities at Segovia. In 1859 went to Tangier and Tetuan, where he learned Arabic and Hebrew. After returning studied at the Seminario de San Lorenzo…
FERNÁNDEZ Y GONZÁLEZ, Francisco. Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha 26.9.1833 — Madrid 30.6.1917. Spanish Linguist and Polyglot, also knew some Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian. Son of a cavalry officer. Educated in Valladolid and Madrid. From 1852 studies at Madrid. In 1856-64 Professor of Literature at Granada, also taught Greek and Arabic. Then…
ECHAURI MARTÍNEZ, Eustaquio. Azcona, Navarra 20.9.1873 — Madrid 8.1.1953. Spanish Classical Philologist and Philosopher. Studied at seminary of Pamplona, but did not enter church service. Instead, worked as journalist and studied Greek and Latin in Rome and Madrid (lic. 1916). From 1920 Professor of Latin language and literature at Barcelona…
DAZA DE CAMPOS, Mario. Madrid 7.7.1863 (or 7.3.) — Madrid 6.12.1943. Spanish Classical Scholar interested in Sanskrit. Studies i.al. under Garcia Ayuso. Both Ph.D. and Lic. of Civil and Canonic Law. Ord. Professor of Sanskrit at Madrid University in the 1910s and still in the 1930s. Another source: Professor of…
BARDÓN Y GÓMEZ, Lázaro. Inicio 8.6.1817 — Madrid 9.6.1897. Spanish Priest and Classical Scholar interested in Sanskrit. Born in the province of Léon. Priest from the seminary of Asturias, he interested early in classical languages, especially in Greek. Ph.D. 1852. Also an autodidact Sanskritist. Professor of Greek at the University…
ALEMANY Y BOLUFER, José. Cullera near Valencia 1.7.1866 — Madrid 26.10.1934. Spanish Linguist, translator of Sanskrit Texts. Born in a humble family he could only after many hardships begin his education in Valencia, and had again to interrupt it and work in his native village. He went on studying during…