John Wilson (Scottish missionary)
19th-century Christian missionary, orientalist, and educator in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Wilson FRS (11 December 1804 – 1 December 1875) was a Scottish Christian missionary, orientalist and educator in the Bombay presidency, British India.
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The Very Reverend John Wilson | |
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Church | Protestant (Church of Scotland; Free Church of Scotland) |
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Born | (1804-12-11)11 December 1804 Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Died | 1 December 1875(1875-12-01) (aged 70) Bombay, Bombay Presidency |
Nationality | Scottish |
Denomination | Christian |
Parents | Andrew Wilson, Janet Hunter |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
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In 1828, he married Margaret Bayne and together they went as Christian missionaries of the Scottish Missionary Society to Bombay, India, arriving on 13 February 1829.[1][2] He is the founder of Wilson College, Mumbai and one of the founders of Bombay University, along with the Hon. Jugonnath Sunkersett and Dr. Bhau Daji Lad. He was also the president of the Asiatic Society of Bombay from 1835 to 1842; and was elected Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland in 1870.[3]