Background
Dixon was born in Paisley, Scotland, and studied at Ayr Academy and the University of Glasgow.
Dixon was born in Paisley, Scotland, and studied at Ayr Academy and the University of Glasgow.
University of Glasgow.
In 1876 he was appointed Professor of the English Language and Literature at the Imperial College of Engineering in Tokyo. Dixon returned to Scotland in 1880, and studied theology at New College, Edinburgh. He later served in churches in Warrnambool and Auckland.
