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John Wilson was a Scottish missionary, orientalist and educator. In 1829, he moved with his wife to Bombay and spent most of his life there. He founded Wilson College, Mumbai, and Bombay University. He was also the president of the Asiatic Society of Bombay from 1835 to 1842; and was elected Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland in 1870.