J. D. Tytler

James Douglas Tytler
Born(1898-03-31)31 March 1898
Scotland
Died13 September 1973(1973-09-13) (aged 75)
New Delhi, India
NationalityScottish (former)
Indian
OccupationEducationist
Organization(s)Delhi Public School, J. D. Tytler School
Known forFounding Delhi Public School and other schools

Rev. James Douglas Tytler, commonly referred to as J. D. Tytler, (31 March 1898 – 13 September 1973) was a Scottish-Indian educationist. He founded the Delhi Public School in New Delhi,[1][2] and several other schools. Jagdish Tytler, the politician and former Union minister, is his adopted son.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Delhi Public School". Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  2. ^ Ajay Kumar Sharma. A History of Educational Institutions in Delhi. Sanbun Publishers. pp. 286–. ISBN 978-93-80213-14-9.
  3. ^ He also adopted daughter, Sheila Tytler, who passed from J D Tytler school in 1969. "Bio-Data of Shri Jagdish Tytler". PIB, Government of India. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  4. ^ Cong listens to sole – Tytler and Sajjan eased out The Telegraph – 10 April. 2009. quote(final para): "He was later brought up by educationist Rev. James Douglas Tytler, the founder of Delhi Public School and several other schools, and converted to Christianity."