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DUFF, ALEXANDER, D.D., LL.D. (1806–1878), missionary, was born at Auchnahyle in the parish of Moulin, Perthshire, 26 April 1806. In his boyhood he came under deep religious impressions, and in his course of study in arts and theology at the university of St. Andrews was much influenced by Chalmers, then professor of moral philosophy.
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Alexander Duff was a Scottish Christian missionary who played a major role in the development of higher education in India, particularly through his establishment of the General Assembly's Institution in Calcutta. He was also involved in the founding of the University of Calcutta. Duff's approach involved using a western system of education to convert Hindus and Muslims to Christianity.
Duff found that Brahmins and other caste Hindus who could. afford to do so co-operated with each other to form small one-teacher schools of their own, classes being held in the home of one of the. 1 Alexander Duff, India and Indian Missions, pp. 530-33, 2nd Edition, Edinburgh, 1840. I6o.
13 de feb. de 2015 · Alexander Duff: Pioneer of Missionary Education by William Paton. Published by George H. Doran Co., New York, 1922. Soon the Scottish Church decided to send a missionary to India on an educational mission, and Duff was asked to go. In 1829, at the age of 18, he left for India with his new bride Anne. When he arrived in Calcutta, Christianity ...
Alexander William George Duff, 1. Duke of Fife, KG, KT, GCVO, PC (* 10. November 1849 in Edinburgh; † 29. Januar 1912 in Assuan) war ein schottisch-britischer Adliger und Politiker. Er war der Ehemann von Prinzessin Louise, der ältesten Tochter des späteren König Eduard VII.
14 de jun. de 2017 · By Rob June 14, 2017. This is a copy of the Thomas Smith’s 1883 biography of the the noted missionary to India, Alexander Duff [1806-1878]. As the author points out, he had both an intimate knowledge of his subject and the co-operation of Duff’s official biographer Mr George Smith. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy ...
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