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An American author and diplomat; born in Winfield, N. Y., Oct. 16, 1844. He was interpreter and secretary U. S. legation, Peking, China, 1871-85, acting minister during six years and was prominent in negotiating various important treaties. He wrote (in Chinese) "Mental Arithmetic" (1873); "Life of Christ" (1875); "Translation of Declaration of Independence". In English, "The Practical Effect of Confucianism upon the Chinese Nation" (1882); "Travels in Western China" (1875); "The Real Chinaman" (1895); "The Real Chinese Question" (1899).