Arthur William Hummel, Sr

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Arthur William Hummel, Sr

Chinese: 恒慕義(Sr)
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Birthplace: Hoyleton, Washington County, Illinois, United States
Death: October 03, 1975 (91)
Ashton-Sandy Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Wilhelm Friedrich Hummel and Caroline Wilhemine Louise Hummel
Husband of Ruth Emma Hummel
Father of Caroline Emily Ames and Arthur William Hummel, Jr
Brother of William Frederick Hummel

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About Arthur William Hummel, Sr

Arthur William Hummel Sr. was an American Christian missionary to China, head of the Asian Division of the Library of Congress, noted Sinologist, and editor of Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period, a biographical dictionary. He was the first president of the Association for Asian Studies, in 1948.

He was father of Arthur W. Hummel Jr., a career diplomat and U.S. Ambassador to China.

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Arthur William Hummel, Sr's Timeline

1884
March 6, 1884
Hoyleton, Washington County, Illinois, United States
1917
January 10, 1917
Lvliang, Shanxi, China
1920
June 1, 1920
Fenyang, Lvliang, Shanxi, China
1975
October 3, 1975
Age 91
Ashton-Sandy Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States