astronomy

J. T. Krogh

J. T. Krogh is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand J. T. Krogh rather than just read about it. In short: 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.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

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 and then at the Copenhagen University where he graduated in 1944 as a Candidate of Theology.

Ecclesiastical ministry

Jharkhand Krogh first came to India in 1947 as a Missionary of the Lutheran Church of Denmark and was Rector of the Kaerabani Santal High School in Benagaria, now under Dumka District in Jharkhand. He was then assigned to Assam from where he returned in 1953 to build up the Santal Theological Seminary (now Santal Theological College) and was Principal until 1972. Krogh made significant contribution to the Seminary ensuring affiliation of the Seminary sometime between 1963 and 1965 to the Senate of Serampore College. Krogh's efforts at the College fructified and many of his students have made significant contribution to the Church in India. Timotheas Hembrom, who happened to be one of Krogh's students, became an Old Testament Scholar.

Assam From 1948 to 1953, Krogh was Missionary in Gauranga, Kokrajhar district, as well as Bongaigaon 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 onwards, Krogh was made Associate Registrar of the Senate of Serampore College where he worked 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 as Pastor of the Lower Circular Road Baptist Chapel founded by William Carey in Kolkata.

Honours In 1968, 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.

References

Further reading The 93rd Annual Report of the Santal Mission of the Northern Churches for the year 1959 and the 10th year of the Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church (PDF). Benagaria: Santal Mission of the Northern Churches. 1960. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Hembrom, Timotheas (1996). The Santals: Anthropological-Theological reflections on Santali and Biblical Creation Traditions (2nd ed.). Calcutta: Adivani. ISBN 978-81-925541-5-0.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with J. T. Krogh

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what J. T. Krogh claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to J. T. Krogh before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about J. T. Krogh ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of J. T. Krogh

In research: J. T. Krogh appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses J. T. Krogh in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: J. T. Krogh is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1919 births, 1980 deaths, 20th-century Indian Christian clergy, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for J. T. Krogh outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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