J. T. Krogh

Johannes Thoft Krogh (29 January 1919 – 22 October 1980 ) was the registrar of India's first University, the Senate of Serampore College, who was in office from 1975 through 1978.

As a missionary of the Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church, Krogh was one of the editors of the weekly, Pera Hoor which was published from 1922 in Santali language.

Education Krogh was educated at the State School in Horsens where he studied until 1937

Ecclesiastical ministry

Jharkhand Krogh first came to India in 1947 Santal High School in Benagaria, now under Dumka District in Jharkhand. He was then assigned to Assam from where he returned in 1953 Santal Theological Seminary (now Santal Theological College) and was Principal until 1972. Krogh made significant contribution to the Seminary ensuring affiliation to 1953, in Assam and returned in academics when he went back to Jharkhand to take up the Principalship of the Santal Theological College.

West Bengal From 1972 along with C. Devasahayam, then Registrar and in the ensuing years, Krogh was made full charge of the Registrarship as Devasahayam went on leave from 1975 to 1978 Krogh was made a Council Member of the Senate of Serampore College along with C. D. Jathanna. On Krogh's departure from India in 1978, the Senate of Serampore College conferred an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by honoris causa.