Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period, 1644-1912 (2 Vols)

Contributors include: K. Biggerstaff, H. Dubs, J.K. Fairbank, Fang Chao-ying, L.C.Goodrich, Hu Shih, T.Numata, E. Swisher, Teng Ssu-yu, C.M. Wilbur, H. Wilhelm. Hummel's biographical dictionary remains the single indispensable reference tool for Chinese history since 1644. It was first published in 1943-44. 'The best history of China of the last 300 years' - Hu Shih.