William Hunter
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1755 – 1812
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Who was William Hunter?
William Hunter was an official and minister in India, then secretary to the Asiatic Society in Calcutta, Bengal. He made one of the first Bible translations into Hindi.
He studied at the University of Aberdeen and went to India in 1781. He succeeded Dr. John Borthwick Gilchrist as secretary of the Asiatic Society in 1804 and in 1805 was made the Secretary of the College.
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