Joseph Ghosh

Dr. Joseph Jogindranath Ghosh (born 1869 - died 1942) of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was the son of Jadunath Ghosh of Calcutta who was one of the earliest high-caste Hindu converts to Christianity in Bengal. He was the first Indian to do a D.Litt from a foreign university. He did his D.Litt in Syrian Arabic from Edinburgh University, Scotland in 1909. He was the founder of the the Modern High School in Allahabad which is now named after him. He also served as the headmaster of Jumna High School, Allahabad and taught at St. John's College, Agra earlier. He was the grand-nephew of the first Lord Sinha of Raipur. Author of the book "My Adventures with Evil Spirits." He was also the elder brother of Prof. Nathaniel Nath Ghosh of St. John's College, Agra who was instrumental in framing The Syllabus of Geography at Agra University in the early part of the 20th century.