Stephen Hislop
Stephen Hislop | |
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Salted paper print (ca 1845) | |
| Born | 8 September 1817 Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland |
| Died | 4 September 1863 Bori River, Takalghat, India |
| Resting place | Nagpur, India |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation(s) | Missionary; Geologist |
| Employer | Free Church of Scotland |
| Spouse | Erasma Hall |
| Parent(s) | Stephen Hislop, Margaret Thomson |
Stephen Hislop (8 September 1817, in Duns, Scotland – 4 September 1863, in Takalghat) was a Scottish missionary who worked with the Free Church in India, an educationist and a keen geologist. Hislop College, Nagpur is named after him, as is the green mineral Hislopite. Among his geological discoveries is the fossil reptile, Brachyops laticeps which he found in his geological explorations of the Nagpur region.