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Dictionary of Indian Biography M to R

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Date transcribed	2011-08-00
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name patterns established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Naoroji
	First Name(s)	Dhanjibhai
	Titles, Honours, etc.	Rev.
	Birth Year	1822
	Entry	A Parsi : born near Broach in Gujarat, 1822 : educated at the Rev. Dr. J. Wilson's school, 1835 : converted May, 1. 1839 : was the subject of a writ of Habeas Corpus issued to Dr. Wilson : accompanied him to England in 1843, travelling on the way in Egypt, Syria and the Continent : after 3 years' theological study at Edinburgh, was ordained in 1846 by the Free Presbytery of Edinburgh : returned to India, 1847 : Missionary at Surat for 9 years, at Bombay from 1856, at Poona, 1873-7, labouring in the native churches, schools and the Press till after 1899.

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