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Duff, Alexander

Alexander Duff, D.D. LLD. (April 15, 1806 – Sidmouth February 12, 1878), was a Christian Protestant Presbyterian missionary of Scottish heritage who worked in India. He was the first overseas missionary of the Church of Scotland to India. On July 13, 1830, Duff founded the General Assembly's Institution in Calcutta, which is now known as the Scottish Church College. He also played a part in establishing the University of Calcutta.

Scottish Christian missionary in India (1806–1878)

Born	1806
Died	1878

Scottish Christian missionary in India (1806–1878)

Born	1806
Died	1878

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India, and India missions: including sketches of the gigantic system of Hinduism, both in theory and practice; also notices of some of the principal agencies employed in conducting the process of Indian evangelization.

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The Indian rebellion: its causes and results, in a series of letters

The Jesuits

Foreign missions: being the substance of an address delivered before the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, on Friday evening, June 1, 1866

Missions the chief end of the Christian church: also, The qualifications, duties, and trials, of an Indian missionary.

Missions: the chief end of the Christian church

More fruits from India: or, The outcast safe in Christ. The life and happy death of Charlotte Green, a poor orphan.

The mutual duties and responsibilities of pastor and people: a sermon, preached, on Sabbath, September 4, 1836, in the South Parish Church, Aberdeen, on occasion of the introduction of the Rev. W. K. Tweedie, to the pastoral charge of that church and parish

A vindication of the Church of Scotland's India missions: being the substance of an address, delivered before the General Assembly of the Church, on Wednesday, May 24, 1837

Farewell address of the Rev. Dr. Duff previous to his return to India: delivered before the Free Presbytery of Edinburgh, on the 11th October 1855

Speeches delivered before the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland held at Edinburgh, May 1850

Proposed modes of extending the foreign mission operations of the Free Church of Scotland, with an appeal for increase of means and more fervent prayer

Missionary addresses ... before the General Assembly of the church of Scotland, in ... 1835, 1837, 1839: With ... papers on female education ...

The address to Dr. Duff, from the Bethune Society, and his reply

Observations on the Hindoo and Moohummudan laws of inheritance, as affecting converts to Christianity in India

India and India missions: including sketches of the gigantic system of Hinduism, both in theory and practice

The mission of inquiry to the Lebanon schools: being the substance of a statement made before the Commission of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, on Wednesday, 12th August 1870

Speech of the Rev. Dr. Duff: on foreign missions and America, delivered in the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, on the evening of May 29, 1854

The Rev. Dr Duff's letters, addressed to Lord Auckland, on the subject of native education: with His Lordship's minute (for the sake of reference) prefixed

Address delivered before the Commission of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, August 10th 1864

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