Wilson, John, Indian missionary, born near Lauder, educated at Edinburgh; missionary at Bombay from 1828 to his death—from 1843 in connection with the Free Church of Scotland; from his knowledge of the languages and religions of India, and his sagacity, was held in high regard (1804‒1875).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Wilson, Horace Hayman * Wilson, John