John Taylor
Scottish doctor and missionary in Gujarat

John Taylor

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Scottish doctor and missionary in Gujarat
Gender:
Male
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Death:
6 December 1821
Education:
University of Edinburgh
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John Taylor M.D. (d. 6 December 1821, Shiraz) was a Scottish missionary in Gujarat, then a government surgeon in Bombay. He translated Bhaskaracharya's Lilavati into English (Bombay, 1816). He died in 1821 at Shiraz, Persia where he had gone for the benefit of his health.