Claudius Buchanan

CLAUDIUS BUCHANAN (1766–1815) was born in Cambuslang, Scotland. In 1782, he attended the University of Glasgow a short time, but then had a desire to travel. He then met John Newton and Henry Thornton who sent him to Queen’s College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1795 and in 1796 appointed Chaplain to the East India Company. Later he became a professor at the College of Fort William. The University of Glasgow conferred on him the degree of D. D. He assisted in translation work of the Scriptures into Chinese and Malaysian.

Curiosmith features:
The Star in the East.

Booklist:

An Apology for Promoting Christianity in India
Annual Missionary Sermon, before the Church Missionary Society, June 12, 1810
Christian Researches in Asia
Colonial Ecclesiastical Establishment
Commencement Sermons at Cambridge
Sketch of an Ecclesiastical Establishment for British India
Three Jubilee Sermons
Sermons on Interesting Subjects