Alexander Whyte (January 13, 1836 - January 6, 1921) was a Scottish divine. He was born at Kirriemuir in Forfarshire and educated at the University of Aberdeen and at New College, Edinburgh.
He entered the ministry of the Free Church of Scotland and after serving as colleague in Free St John's, Glasgow (1866-1870), removed to Edinburgh as colleague and successor to Dr RS Candlish at Free St Georges. In 1909 he succeeded Dr Marcus Dods as principal, and professor of New Testament literature, at New College, Edinburgh.
Among his publications are:
- Characters and Characteristics of William Law (1893)
- Bunyan Characters (4 Vols, 1893-1908)
- Samuel Rutherford (1894)
- An Appreciation of Jacob Behmen (1895)
- Lancelot Andrewes and his Private Devotions (1895)
- The Four Temperaments (1895)
- Bible Characters (6 vols, 1896-1902)
- Santa Teresa (1897)
- Father John of the Greek Church: An Appreciation (1898)
- An Appreciation of Browne's Religio Medici (1898)
- Cardinal Newman, An Appreciation (1901).
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