Eminent Chinese of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911/2 - Arthur W. Hummel Sr - Bog

This is a standard reference used by scholars, meticulously compiled and unique in its scope. The 2016 Berkshire edition contains the original text of 800 biographical sketches as well as a preface by Hu Shih, a scholar who had been China's ambassador to the United States, together with new material for 21st-century readers.