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 SCHLAGINTWEIT, EMIL (1835–1904)

Born 1835 : a member of the Bavarian Civil Service : made a special study of Buddhism, especially as regards the history and language of Tibet and Indian lore. His three brothers were great explorers and provided him with materials, which he edited. In 1863 he published Buddhism in Tibet, in English : with the support of the Munich Academy of Sciences, he published three German works: The Kings in Tibet from the Rise of the Royal Power in Yarburg to its Extinction in Ladak : Die Gottesurtheile der Inder : and a book on a work of 1591 A.D., on Buddhistic chronology. He also published an illustrated work on India : arranged his brother's Himalayan collections, and gave them to German museums : died Oct. 20, 1904.

SCHLEGEL, AUGUST WILHELMVON (1767–1845)

Born Sep. 8, 1767, at Hanover : son of Johann Adolf Schlegel, poet and noted preacher : studied at Hanover and Gottingen : devoted himself to the study of language and literature : Professor at the University, Jena, 1798–1800 : resident for some years in Berlin : lectured on literature and art : in 1804, became tutor to Madame de Stael's children : lived for many years in her family, and accompanied her on her travels in different countries during her exile : in Sweden was, for a time, secretary to Bernadotte, 1813 : assumed the title "von Schlegel" from 1814 : up to Madame de Stael's death, 1817, Schlegel was known as an authority on the literature of Germany and other lands, as poet, critic, translator, but not as an Orientalist. In 1816–7, while in Paris, and at the age of 50, he threw himself eagerly into the study of Eastern languages, and soon became famous as a Sanskrit scholar : settled at Bonn, 1818 : appointed there Professor of Literature and the History of Art at the University : died May 12, 1845. Among other works, he published the Indische Bibliothek, 1820–30; critical editions of BhagavadGita, 1823; Ramayana and Hitopadesa in 1829; and Reflexions sur Vetude des langues asiatiques, 1832.

SCHLICH, WILLIAM (1840–)

Born 1840 : son of Kurchenrath Schlich of Hesse-Darmstadt : educated at Darmstadt, University of Giessen : entered Indian Forest Department, 1866 : Conservator of Forests, 1871 : Inspr-General of Forests, India, 1881 : Professor of Forestry, Cooper's Hill, since 1889 : C.I.E., 1891 : author of A Manual of Forestry, 5 vols.; The Outlook of the World's Timber Supply, etc. : Ph. D., 1867 : F.R.S., 1901.

SCHNEIDER, SIR JOHN WILLIAM (1822–1903)

Commanded the Contingent of the Raja of Satara in the S. Mahratta campaign, 1844–5 : at the capture of some forts : at the suppression of mutiny at Kolapur, and its recapture in Dec. 1857 : in Abyssinia, 1867–8, as Brig-General : led the advance on Magdala : at the battle of Arogee and the assault of Magdala : C.B. : Political Resident at Aden : K.C.B., 1889 : died May 27, 1903 : General.

SGHROEDER, LEOPOLD VON (1851–)

Born Dec. 24, 1851, at Dorpat, in Livonia : son of Julius von Schroeder, Director of Government schools at Dorpat : studied at the Universities of Dorpat, Jena, and Tubingen : in 1882, Docent at Dorpat University, and, in 1894, Professor at that of Innsbruck : in 1899 appointed Professor of Old Indian Philology and Archaeology at the University of Vienna : member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, Vienna, 1900. Among his chief works are : Maitrayani Samhita, 1881–6 : Pythagoras und die Inder, 1884; Indiens Litteratur und Cultur in historischer Entwicklung, 1887; Buddhismus und Christenthum, 1893; Mangobluthen, translations from the Sanskrit, 1892 : has brought out Indian tragedies, 1887, 1891, and plays adapted for the German stage.

SCHULZE, BENJAMIN ( ?:–1760)

Danish by birth : born at Sonnenburg : graduate of Halle : went as a Lutheran Missionary to Tranquebar, 1719, and in 1726 to Cuddalore, Pulicat, and Madras : founded the S.P.C.K. Mission at Vepery, Madras, 1828 : returned home in 1743, and died in 1760