Smith, Arthur H., 1845-1932
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Name (Latin)
Smith, Arthur H., 1845-1932
Other forms of name
Smith, Arthur Henderson, 1845-1932
Smith, A. H. (Arthur Henderson), 1845-1932
Ming, En-pʻu, 1845-1932
Shimisi, Yase Heng, 1845-1932
Date of birth
1845-07-18
Date of death
1932-08-31
Place of birth
Vernon (Conn.)
Place of death
California
Field of activity
Religion
Associate group
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
Occupation
Missionaries
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- His China in convulsion, 1901:t.p. (Arthur H. Smith)
- Wikipedia, Nov. 8, 2012(Arthur Henderson Smith (July 18, 1845-August 31, 1932) was a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions famous for spending 54 years as a missionary in China and writing books which presented China to foreign readers. He was born in Vernon, Connecticut, served as a soldier in the Civil War before graduating from Beloit College, then briefly attended Andover Theological Seminary before taking a degree from Union Theological Seminary. He retired as a missionary in 1926, 54 years after his arrival in China. He died in California in 1932, 87 years old.)
- His China in convulsion, 1901.
- Chung-kuo hsiang tsʻun sheng huo, 1998:t.p. (Ming En-pʻu)
- Zhongguo ren de xing ge, 2000:t.p. (Yase Heng Shimisi)
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Arthur H Smith
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Wikipedia description:
Arthur Henderson Smith (July 18, 1845 – August 31, 1932) (Chinese name: 明恩溥; pinyin: Ming Enpu) was a Christian missionary and a member of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, noted for spending 54 years as a missionary in China and writing books that presented China to foreign readers. These books include Chinese Characteristics, Village Life in China, The Uplift of China and China in Convulsion (1901), which describes his time under siege in Beijing (Peking) in the Boxer Rebellion. In the 1920s, Chinese Characteristics remained the most widely read book on China among foreign residents there.
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