missionary
John Paterson.
missionary to Northern Europe and leader in both the Russian Bible Society and the London Missionary Society (1776-1855)
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About John Paterson
John Paterson (1776–1855) was a Scottish missionary in Scandinavia and the Russian Empire. He earned his doctorate from the Imperial Academy of Åbo (Turku) and was instrumental in the operation of the Russian Bible Society for several years eventually being pensioned by Czar Nicholas I. He returned to Edinburgh, where he served as secretary for Scotland of the London Missionary Society.
Everything about John Paterson →- Occupation
- missionary
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- February 26, 1776
- Died
- July 6, 1855