John Taylor M.D. (d. 6 December 1821, Shiraz) was a Scottish missionary in Gujarat, then a government surgeon in Bombay. He translated Bhaskaracharya's '' Lilavati'' into English (Bombay, 1816). He died in 1821 at Shiraz, Persia where he had gone for the benefit of his health.''Notes and queries'' 1858 "Soon afterwards he went to Bombay, and continued there till nearly the time of his death, which took place towards the end of 1821 at Shiraz in Persia, whither he had gone shortly before for the benefit of his health. He was never resident at Bussorah, nor indeed, so far as the writer of this is informed, was he ever employed out of the medical service at Bombay, except, perhaps, as translator or interpreter to the Recorder's Court there."

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Translators from Sanskrit 1821 deaths Protestant missionaries in India Year of birth unknown Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Scottish Protestant missionaries Missionary linguists {{Scotland-reli-bio-stub