(M in in the index stands for Max Muller )
A
Abehen, Dr (Prussian diplomat & Bismarck’s Secretary), 250, 251
Agamya Yogmdra (Indian holy man), 368 Albany, Duke of (Prmce Leopold, Q Victoria’s son), 230, 294 Albert, Prince Consort,
62, 184, 276
Albiruni (Islamic scholar),
311
All Souls College, Oxford life at, 169, 346 M in a Fellow, 220 Alsace-Lorraine question 248 ff
Amiel, Journal , 85 Anandi Bai Joshi, 302 AngloGerman friendship,
247, 251-2, 255 Anhalt-Dessau,
Duchy of, 14, 19ft princes of, 15 ff M in ’s relations with, 19 animals & language, 193-4 mthropology, language and, 313-14 mythology and, 364, 380 religion and, 381 Archer, William, 133 Argyll, 8th Duke of, 192, 195, 207 ff , 208, 321 Arnold, Matthew, 100 Aryan race, 313 ff Asiatic Researches (periodical), 127 atheism in relation to religion, 377
Aufrecht, Dr S T , 141 ff , 261
Austro-Prussian War 1866
243 ff
B
Basedow family (maternal grandparents of MM), 20, 22, 26-7 Benares, 80
Bengali language, 50, 81 Berlin, 39 ff, 107 ff Besant, Mrs Annie, 328
Beveridge, Bishop, 351 Bhandarhar, R G , 3, 305 Bidder, H J (Vicar of St Giles, Oxfoid), 336, 370
Bismarck, Prince M in on, 242, 244 Blavatsky, Mme (Theosophist), 327 ff Blennerhasset, Lad}, v Boden Piofessorship of Sanskrit, Oxford,
221 ff Boer War
M in on 252 ff Boehtlmgk, Professor[[264]]
Bonaparte, Prince Lucien, 62
Bopp, Franz (philologist), 41, 179
Brahmo religious movement, 298, 326 British Association meeting 1847, 61 Biitish rule in India Bengali opinion, 208 M in on, 341 Brockhaus, Professor
(German Sanskntist), 37, 80-1, 142 Bronte, Charlotte, 165 Browning, Robert, 3, 152, 374
Bull, Dr, of Christ Church, 212 Bunsen, Baron C K T von, 56 ff , 61, in Burnouf, E (Sanskritist), 52, 56, 137 ) 139
C
Carita, La, 373 ff Carlyle, Thomas, 7, 246,
275 ff
Carmen Sylva (Queen of Rumania), 2 Carroll, Lewis
love affair of, 153, and M in ’s professorship, 233
Cams, Prof (familv friend), 28 Cetts, Baron von, 46
Chattel] 1, Bankim Chandra, 304 Chevnllon, Andre, 320 Child marriage in India,
357 ff
Christ & Christianity M in ’s approach to, 71
73 ff
M in ’s exposition, 331332 , 376 ,
M in ’s faith in, 163 Christianity & Brahmo movement, 333 ff Colebrooke, H T (English Orientahst) on Vedic literature,
127, 137
Comparative philology see philology, comparative
Conway, Moncure D , 5, 146, 246, 259 Cowell, E B , 261 Cox, Sir George, (mythology t), 314
Coxe (Bodley’s Librarian), 229
Crimean War, 181 ff Curzon, Lord, 310, 321
D
Dalip Smgh, Maharaja,
325
Darwin, Charles
on evolution and language, 192 ff M in ’s controversy with, 256 ff Darwin George, 258 Dayananda Saraswati (Hindu religious reformer), 327 > 358 Delane, J T (editor of The Times), 241 Dessau
town and inhabitants,
19 ff
M in *s life at, 21 ff , MM revisits, no Deutsche Liebe (M in ’s novel), 13, 71, 174 ff Dharmapala Anagarika,
370
Dickens, Charles, 270
390
INDEX
Disraeli, Benjamin, 77 Duels, 34, 1 01 Dum£zil, Georges, 381 Dutt, R C (Indian
official and writer), 3 Dyer, General, 303
E
East India Company patronage of the RigVeda , 60, 138, 140 M in J s support for, 342 Egypt, 342 Ellesmere, Lord, 58 Emerson, R W , 176 Emilie, Cousin (Baroness Stolzenberg), 36 England
M in *s arrival m, 53 Germany and, 105-06, 109, 231
M in *s opinion, 107 English in India, 342 English language, 55, 100, 227
English manners, 59 evolution and language, 192
expatriate life, 48 F
Farrar, Canon F W (afterwards Dean of Canterbury), 98, 229 Fontanes, T (German writer), 36
Franco -Prussian War, 242-252
and Alsace-Lorraine,
248, 250
English attitude to,
247 ff
French nation and, 246 Gladstone and, 247-8,
249, 250
Mrs in M on, 247, 257 Franz, Duke of AnhaltDessau, 16 ff Frazer, Sir James G , 364, 3 Bo
French Revolution 1848, 63 ff
Froude, J A (historian), 103, 111-12, i75> 234
G
Gaisford, Thomas (Dean of Christ Church), 94-5
Gamlen, W B , 229 generalization
M in ’s view of, 177 German language in England, 100 German schools, 28 ff German universities, 33 Germany
position in Europe, 86 246, 251 ff
M in ’s wish to return to, 105, 108-09, 231, 232
Gifford Lectures, 187,
360 ff
Gladstone, W E , 136 and Franco-Prussian War, 246, 247, 248, 250, 255
and Oxford, 203, 205, 210
Glasgow University M in at 187, 346, 361 Goeje de (Dutch Arabic scholar), 372 Goethe, J W von, 22, 127, 128
Goreh, Nilakantha, 292 ff Greek Lexicon (Liddell & Scott), 219 Grenfell family, in ff Grenfell, Georgina (Mrs MM), see Pt I, Ch 4, pp 1 1 1 ff and Pt II, Ch 2, diary,
154 ff
Grenfell, Miss, 1x5, 116-
17, 159 ff > 169,
170 ff , 267 H
Hagedorn, Baron, 38, 45 Hahnemann, C F S (homaeopath), 26 Hare, Archdeacon J C , 45 Hastings, Warren, 126 Hegel, G W F on India, 129 philosophy of, 79 ff Herder, J G , 127 Hibbert Lectures 1878, 357
Highland girl on Oxford, 153
Hinduism
attitude of modern Hindus, 358, charlatanry and, 327 ff Dayananda Swami, reformer, 327,
decay of 323 ff Dharma, 309 ferment m, 321 M in ’s attitude to,
321, 337
over-rating and underrating of, 358, reform, 325 revivalism, 320 stages of life, 344 Vedic form, 322 Vedic form, reversion to, X45, 262 Humboldt, Alexander \on, 40, 108
I
India ( see Pt III, Ch 3 and 4
British cultural mission to, 208 ff ,
German and British attitudes to, 123 ff Hegel on, 129 M in ’s attitude to, 134, 287, 303, 307 Romantic interest in, 125
Westernization of, 207, 318
Indian Civil Service, 341 Indian character, 306 ff Indian Mirror , 317-18 Indian Mutiny, 182 ff Indians
at Oxford, 206 ff truthfulness of, 308 intellectual, definition of, 264
J
Jenkyns, Dr (Master of Balliol), 94
Jones, Sir William, 126, 127, 133
Journal des Debats on in M , 3
Jowett, Benjamin, 213 ff Florence Nightingale and 153,
M in ’s opinion of,
217 ff
Newman and, 215 Thirty-nme articles and, 164
K
Kant, Immanuel, 74, 90
Kingsley, Charles love for in M , 160 money in marriage, 180 on marriage, 149 ff position in England, 67
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M in ’s admiration for, 70
on maimge, 149 Lyall, Sir Alfred, 324 Lytton, 1 st Earl of, 355
391
Leipzig, 27 ff London, 53 ff marriage, in ff , also Pt II, Ch 2 mind of, 177 moral ideas, 76 musical education, 25, 85 ff
musical opinions, 82,
83
opinions on, 146, 2613, 347
outlook on life, 7 ff Pans, 45 ff Partisan spirit absent in, 246
Privy Councillor, 366 religious education, 25, 75 if
religious -views, 37a. ff reputation, 5 ff resignation at Oxford, 230 ff
Taylorian Professor, no
vanity, 372
works on religion, 349, 357 ff
worldly wisdom, 373 w liter, 1S7-8 Max Muller, Marv (2nd daughter), 282 ff Muller, Adelheide (mothei), 22 ff Muller, Wilhelm (father), 21 ff
Mendelssohn, F , 29 ff Mill, James
Hindu civilization, 132 Sanskrit literature, 133 Mill,] S , 342 Mommsen, T (historian), 253 ff
Monier Williams, Sir in Boden Professor, 221 ff D C L for, 231 Mozoomdar, Pratap Chundei (religious reformer), 297 ff Brahmoism and Christianity, 330 Keshub Chunder Sen, 298
Norham Gardens, 369 Mukhaiji, T in , 347 mythology, 362 ff
N
Napoleon I, 17 nationalism, 245
L
Lang, Andrew, 364 ff Language (see Pt II, Ch 3), also under Philology, animals and, 193-4
appraisement of in M ’s work, 200 ff Crimean War, 181 Darwin’s theory, 192 ff , 256 ff
dialectal regeneration,
197
evolution and, 192 first lectures, 179 growth, not history ,
19s ff
human speciality, 193 Indian Mutiny and, 183 Indo-European family, 199
lectures 1861-3, 185 ff mythology and, 364 natural product, 190 ff Oriental languages, 181-2, 184 origins, 192 phonetic decay, 196 race and, 313 science of, 180, 189 ff stratification, 186 Taylorian lectures,
109 ff, 179-80 thought and, 178 ft , 194 ff
Tuiaman, 18 1 views of in M , 189 ft wonder and, 201 Lansdowne, Lord, 339 Latin and Italian, 196 Leipzig, 29 ff Leopold Friedrich, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau,
17 ff
Liddell, H G , (Dean of Christ Church), 180, 216, 219, 232, 234, 272
Liszt, Franz, 30 ff London
MM m, 54 ff love in Victorian age,
149 ff
Luther, Martin 14
M
Macaulay, Thomas, 133, 181
Madras clerk’s letter, 4 Maine, Sir Henr}
comparativ e philology and race, 312 equality of Indians and Europeans, 316 interest in India, 123 Malaban, Behramji (Social reformer),
301 ft , 357 ft Maria, Princess in
Deutsche Ltebe , 73, 176
married love, 152 Mar<, Karl, 9, 378 Max Mueilei
Bhavans in India, 1 Max Muller, Ada (eldest daughter), 271 ff Max Muller, Beatrice (3rd daughter), 275, 286, 367
Max Muller, Friedrich (1823-1900)
Austrian diplomatic service, 38 Berlin, 39 ff character, 373 childhood, 23 death, 370
death — preoccupation with, 23, 267 ff doctorate, 37 dogs, 345-6 duels, 34-5 education, 25, 27 IT ,
33 ff , 78 ff English language,
M in *s knowledge of, 55, 100, 227 faith, 70 ff , 73, 277 ff , 374, 377, 381 funeral, 2
generalization, on, 177 historical attitude, 89 honours for, 365 ff hunting, 26 India, 134, 287 ff , 203-13,
judgement on himself, 200, 382
392
Newbolt, Sir Henry, 345
Newman, J H Cardinal, 215
Newmamsm, 103
Nicolai School, Leipzig,
28 ff
Niebuhr, G (historian), 189
Nobbe, Dr (headmaster),
29
Norham Gardens, 7,
(M in ’s residence), 345 , 347
O
Oberammergau play, 71-2
Olcott, Colonel (Theosophist), 328
Orientalists (English),
126, 130
Orientalists and Indian nationalism, 31 1
Oriental languages study of, 184
Oxford ( see Pt I, Ch 4, Pt II, Ch 4 concert 1876, 234 constitution, 102 disrespect for teachers, 101
education at, 93, 204, 210 ff
German influence, 99 imperialistic reorientation, 205 income of colleges and university, 212 Indian students, 205 ff intellectual atmosphere, 218
Jowett at, 213 ff Magna , 209 money-management, 212
scramble for, 213 M in at, 98, 105, 219 M in on imperial role, 207
M in ’s first visit, 61 M in ’s friends, 64, 97 M in ’s grievance, 231 M in ’s opinion, 93-4, 95, 107, 218 M in ’s reception,
94 ff , 98
M in ’s resignation,
230 ff
music at, 99 Pattison at, 213 ff pre-reform, 92 ff
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reform, 202 ff religion at, 102 ff, 162 scholarship, 210 ff society, 64 undergraduate life,
96 fr,
worship of, 205 P
Palgrave, F T, ioo~oi, 267
Pans life, 45 ff Pater, Walter, 85, 210 Patmore, Co\ entry, 152 Pattison, Mark, 153,
2[[3]]
ff
Philmdus, pseudonym of MM, 183
Philology, compai alive (see also Language) expositions b> in M , 185 ff
Hindu nationalism, 312, 316 ff
importance of, 314 mythology and, 364,
381
Professorship at Oxford, 230 Sanskrit and, 199, 313 Taylonan Institute,
179 ff
Plumptree, Dr F , 62 Poetry
M in *s taste 111, 291 political role of scholars,
239
Privy Councillorship for M in , 366
Protestantism, 70, 149 Pusey, Dr Edward, 202, 216, 294
R
race, in M J s concept,
313 ff
Rachel, Elisa (French actress), 49 racialism, 315 Radhakanta Deb, 262, 357 Rama Bai, 299 ff Ramaknshna (Indian mystic), 329 reason, application to faith, 377 ff
religious controversy and intolerance, 162-3 Renan, E
controversy with in M , 181
on Oxford, 210 SEE, 335 ff stvle of, 187 Rhodes, Cecil, 205, 209 Rig -Veda (see Pt II, Ch 1), also pp 260-4) attacks on in M , 260 ff Aufrecht’s help, 141 ff Burnouf’s advice, 137 Burnouf’s praise, 139 help in editing, 140 ff 143
influence on Hinduism, 90, 145, 310 MSS in Pans, 138 MSS in London, 53, 55 opinions on in M Cowell, 261 ff Mukharji, 347 Poona Pandits, 263 Radhakanta Deb, 262 Renou, 146 Vivekananda, 263 Ripon, Lord, 340-1 Roberts, Lord, Forty-one Yeais in India , 341 Romanes, G (British Naturalist), 256 Romantic Movement,
84 ff , 87 ff , 125,
150 ff
Rose (English Latinist), 381
Roth, Rudolph (Vedic scholar), 138 Routh, Dr in J , 94 Roy, Rammohun (Indian leformer), 325 ff Ruckert, Friedrich (German poet), 40 ff Ruskin, John, 7, 374 Russell, Sir William (war coi respondent), 53
S
Sacred Books of the East, The , 348 ff
Salisbury, Lord (prime minister), 253, 350, 366
Sanskrit (language, literature, learning) beginnings in Europe, 126
Boden Professorship, 221 ff
comparative philology and 199, 312 ff European interest, 125,
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393
German and British scholarship, 13 1 German Romantics,
128 ff
Goethe, 127 Macaula, 138 Maine, Sir Henry, 312 method of learning,
184, 224
Mill, James on, 132 M in *s history, 130,
143 ff
M in ’s interest, 80 ff , 135
M in ’s pronunciation, 292, 369
M in ’s view of, 136, 289
Momer Williams on, 223
object of studying, 134 place in Hindu life,
183
scholarship in Europe, 130
scholarship in Pans, 52 Wilson on, 13 1 renaissance of 289, 291
Sarto, Andrea del, 373 ff
Schelhng, Friedrich (German philosopher),
41 ff
Schlegel, A W , 128
Schlegel, F W Hindu wisdom, 89 India, 125
Schleswig-Holstem War, 240 ff
Schumann, Robert, 83
Scott, R (lexicographer), 219
Scrutator (the Re\
Malcolm McColl), Franco-Prussian War, 249 ff
Sen, Keshub Chunder (Indian religious re-
former), 293 ff in England, 294 M in ’s tribute, 299 Sleeman, Colonel, 308 Stanley, A P (Dean ot Westminster), 232 Swinburne, 4. C , 214
T
Tagore, Debendranath, 326
Tagore, Dwarkanath
(Bengali nobleman in Paris), 49 ff Tame, H , 188 Taylonan Institute, 109 Temple Magazine (interview), 361 Temps , Le on in M , 3 Teutonic Powers, alliance of, 247 Thackeray, W in , 96 Theologia Germanica , 72 Tilak, B G (Indian nationalist), 343 translation of scriptures, 353-4
Treitschke, Heinrich \on (historian), 86 Trevelyan, Sir Charles, 181
Trevelvan, Sir George Otto, 148
V
Vaux, W S W , 226 Vedic Literature
Colebrooke’s account, 137
early knowledge, 52, i37> 290
importance, 135 ff interpretations, 258 M in *s position, 347 M in ’s work, 143 ff
religious reform and,
90, 325, 327 Tagore, D on, 326 Tilak on, 343 V erney, Sir Harry Franco-Prussian War, 248
Victoria, Queen, 2, 3-4 attends in M ’s lecture,
185
interest in in M , 366 Vivekananda, Swami (Hindu religious reformer), 263, 329
W
Wagner, Mme de (M Moncalm), 178 Walrond, T (brother-inlaw of in M ), 232 Warfield, E D (American scholar), 346 Welby, Lady, 351, 355 Westminster Abbey lectures of in M in, 336, 357
Whitney, W D (American philologist), 25861
Wilberforce, Bishop Samuel, 59 Wilhelm Master , 7 5 Wilkins (English Orientalist), 126
Wilson, H H (English Sanskritist), 55, 56 disagreement with M in , 106
on German Sanskntists, 128
supports Momer Williams, 226 M in on 200
Y
Young Bengal, 208, 318