John Paterson (1776–1855) was a Scottish missionary in Scandinavia and the Russian Empire. He earned his doctorate from the University of Abo and was instrumental in the operation of the Russian Bible Society for several years eventually being pensioned by Czar Nicholas I. He returned to Edinburgh, where he served as secretary for Scotland of the London Missionary Society.

Ebenezer Henderson was a Scottish minister and missionary. He spent the early part of his life in Scandinavia, was an accomplished linguist and translator.