J. V. S. Taylor

Photo of Rev. J. V. S. Taylor (Irish Presbyterian Missionary in Gujarat) from "Mati na Patr ma Daivi Khajano" written by Rev. Manasseh Bhurajibhai
First Page of John Bunyan written "The Holy War" Gujarati Translation by Rev. J. V. S. Taylor & Mr. Manilal C. Shah.

Rev. Joseph van Someran Taylor (Bellary, 3 July 1820 – Edinburgh, 2 June 1881), known more commonly as J. V. S. Taylor, was a Scottish Christian missionary and writer of Gujarati language. He made the earliest attempt among westerners at writing a grammar of Gujarati,[1] and also translated the Bible into Gujarati.

  1. ^ Lal (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot. Sahitya Akademi. p. 3967. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3.