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Date transcribed2011-08-00
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name patterns established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Mack    
First Name(s)  John    
Titles, Honours, etc.  Rev.    
Birth Year  1797    
Death Year  1845    
Entry  Born March 12, 1797 : a native of Edinburgh : his father was a Writer to the Signet : educated at Edinburgh University and distinguished himself at the Baptist College at Bristol : was selected by the Rev. W. Ward (q.v.) on his visit to England, in 1821, to be a Professor at the Serampur College : arrived there, Nov. 1821 : worked as Professor for 14 years : ordained in June, 1832, as co-pastor of the Serampur Church : succeeded Dr. Marshman (q.v.) in charge of the Serampur College, and raised it to be the first private establishment of education in India : highly proficient in classics, mathematics and natural science : gave the first chemical lectures ever delivered in Calcutta : translated into Bengali an elementary treatise on Chemistry : was deeply attached to the Missionary cause : made his mark as a public writer : shared in the editorial management of the Friend of India at Serampur, from the commencement of its publication in 1835 : died of cholera, April 30, 1845.     
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