0 5 – 1 8 6 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁journalist ▁and ▁scient ist . He ▁was ▁the ▁Editor ▁of ▁ ▁The ▁Bomb ay ▁Times ▁and ▁Journal ▁of ▁Com merce ▁ ▁which ▁his ▁successor ▁Robert ▁Knight ▁renamed ▁as ▁The ▁Times ▁of ▁India ▁. He ▁is ▁described ▁" as ▁India ' s ▁for em ost ▁man ▁of ▁letters ". ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Rev . ▁John ▁Bu ist , ▁born ▁at ▁T ann ad ice , ▁For far shire , ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 1 8 0 5 . ▁His ▁pat ernal ▁uncle ▁was ▁Rev ▁George ▁Bu ist , ▁Mod er ator ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁studying ▁at ▁St . ▁Salv ator ' s ▁College , ▁St . ▁Andrew s , ▁at ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁College , ▁and ▁Edinburgh ▁University , ▁he ▁was ▁lic ensed ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁as ▁a ▁pre acher . ▁He ▁pre ached ▁irregular ly ▁for ▁six ▁years , ▁delivered ▁a ▁course ▁of ▁lect ures ▁on ▁natural ▁philosophy ▁at ▁St . ▁Andrew s ▁town ▁hall ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 . ▁ ▁Journal ist ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁also , ▁Bu ist ▁became ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁D und ee ▁Cou rier ▁( l ater ▁the ▁Constitution al ). ▁He ▁left ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁D und ee ▁Guardian ▁on ▁his ▁own