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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 ...
2 de mar. de 2021 · Duff (1806–1878) was the first foreign missionary of the Church of Scotland and a leading figure in promoting Christian education in India. Duff pioneered what he called 'downward filter theory' which centred on educating India's upper caste through English in the hope that this elite group would then take responsibility for the evangelisation and modernisation of South Asia.
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….
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
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 ...
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 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.
