Henry Drummond

Rev. Henry Drummond FRSE LLD FGS (17 August 1851 - 11 March 1897) was a Scottish evangelist, writer and lecturer. Drummond was born at Park Place in Stirling, the son of William Drummond (d.1888) a seedsman (founder of Drummond Seeds), and his wife, JaneCampbell Blackwood (d.1910). His early education was at Stirling High School and Morrison's Academy. He was educated at Edinburgh University, where he displayed a strong inclination for physical and mathematical science. The religious element was an even more powerful factor in his nature, and disposed him to enter the Free Church of Scotland. While preparing for the ministry, he became for a time deeply interested in the evangelizing mission of Moody and Sankey, in which he actively co-operated for two years. He is remembered by many today for his meditations on the 1 Corinthians 13. The Book The Greatest Thing in the World is helping many even today to find their way back to happiness, love, kindness, humility, etc. A gem of a book.