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Alexander Duff, de Delgaty Castle, Aberdeenshire, Escocia, nació en 1778. Era el segundo hijo de Alexander (1731-1811), tercer conde de Fife 1 y de Mary Skene. 2 Su hermano mayor, James (1776-1857), heredó el título y alcanzó el grado de general como voluntario en el ejército patriota español durante la Guerra de Independencia Española ...
Alejandro Duff, I duque de Fife KG, KT, GCVO, PC, (10 de noviembre de 1849-12 de enero de 1912), vizconde Macduff entre 1857 y 1879 y conocido como el conde de Fife entre 1879 y 1889, fue un par británico casado con la princesa Luisa del Reino Unido, hija mayor del rey Eduardo VII del Reino Unido y de Alejandra de Dinamarca .
13 de feb. de 2017 · Alexander Duff, born at Auchnahyle in the parish of Moulin, Perthshire, was the first Church of Scotland missionary to go to India. He studied arts and theology at the University of St Andrews before being ordained in 1829. The foreign mission committee of the Church of Scotland’s general assembly invited Duff to be their first….
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.
Duff’s engagement and his visions and policies thus need to be contextualized against this wider backdrop though he seldom swam with the tide. His influence however did not remain confined within the four walls of educational institutes as Wood’s Dispatch (1854)–considered as the magna carta of English education in colonial India was much inspired by Duff’s policies.
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 ...
10 de oct. de 2018 · Duff, Alexander, 1806-1878, Missions -- India Publisher New York : Baptist Board of Education, Dept. of Missionary Education Collection columbiamrlpamphlets; ColumbiaUniversityLibraries; americana Contributor Columbia University Libraries Language English
