DAWSON, James. Dunblane, Pertshire 29.9.1832 — India ?.2.1885. Rev. British Missionary in India. Ordained 1864 in Edinburgh and left for India. First in Nagpur and from 1869 worked for the Free Church of Scotland among Gonds in Chindwara, served there until death. Married Mary Logan Walker, four sons. Publications: “Gondi…
DARBY, Alfred. Ardley Wood End, Stevenage, Hertfordshire 16.9.1863 — 19??. Rev. British Missionary in India. Son of Walter Darby, a farmer, and his wife Sarah Elizabeth. “Graduated from St. Augustine’s College, Canterbury, in 1889, received his degree of M.A. from the archbishop of Canterbury 1905, and a B.D. from the…
DANDOY, Georges. Hemptinne, Namur 5.2.1882 — Calcutta 11.6.1962. Father. S.J. Belgian Missionary, Indologist and Theologist in India. Son of Hector Dandoy (1849–1934) and Adèle Joseph Debouche. Studied philosophy at Namur (1904-05) and at Stonehurst Jesuit College, England (1905-07), then 1907-09 Sanskrit at Oxford. Taught at St.Xavier’s College in Calcutta in…
CRAVEN, Thomas. Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales 28.3.1844 — Evanston, Illinois 22.12.1919. Rev. U.S. (born Welsh) Methodist Missionary in India. Son of Henry Craven (1806–1881) and Eliza Poval, grew up in Evanston, Ill. Educated at Northwestern University (M.A.) and Garrett Bible Seminary. B.D. From 1870 in India, worked in Lucknow. Returned in…
CRAIG, James Alexander. Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario 5.3.1855 — Toronto 16.5.1932. Canadian Linguist. Son of farmer James Craig and Rachel Cughan. Studies of philosophy at McGill (B.A. 1880 and M.A. 1883) and theology at Yale (B.D. 1883). Ordained priest 1883. Then three years further studies at Leipzig (Ph.D. 1886 under Delitzsch).…
COX, George William. Benares (Varanasi) 10.1.1827 — Walmer, dt. Dover, Kent 9.2.1902. Rev., 14th Baronet. British Historian. The eldest son of Captain George Hamilton Cox (d. 1841) and Eliza Kearton Horne. Sent to England in 1836, educated in Bath, Ilminster and Rugby. Studies at Trinity College, Oxford (B.A., 1859 M.A.),…
CORDINER, James. 1775 — Aberdeen 13.1.1836. Rev. British (Scottish) Episcopal Priest in Sri Lanka. Son of Rev. Charles Cordiner (1746?–1794), minister of Banff. Educated in Banff, studies at Aberdeen (A.M. 1793). From 1797 in charge of Military Orphan Asylum in Madras. In 1799-1804 second chaplain to the garrison in Colombo and principal of…
BUCHER, Jakob. 18?? — 1???. Rev. German Missionary in South India. Working for Basel Mission in Dharwar and from 1890 in Mangalore as Superintendent of Anglo-Vernacular High School. Married. One pastor Jakob Bucher lived in 8.12.1865–25.10.1932, but he is unlikely. Publications: A Kannada–English School Dictionary, chiefly based on the labours…
BROWN, Nathan. New Ipswich, NH 22.6.1807 — Yokohama 1.1.1885. Rev. U.S. Baptist Missionary in India and Japan. Son of Deacon Nathan Brown (1782–1862) and Elizabeth Goldsmith. Educated at Williams College and Newton Theological Institution. Worked two years as teacher in Vermont and from 1832 as missionary, first in Burma and…
BRICE, Nathaniel. Plymtree, Devon 13.11.1814 — Dinapore, Bihar 2.7.1869. British Baptist Missionary in India. The Preface of the book is signed in Dinapore (now Danapur in Bihar), where the birth of a daughter is mentioned in 1843. The Baptist missionary J. G. Gregson married 1861 the eldest daughter of Nath. Brice…