William Alexander Parsons Martin

W. A. P. Martin
Portrait of Martin (published 1901)
Born(1827-04-10)April 10, 1827
Livonia, Indiana, United States
DiedDecember 18, 1916(1916-12-18) (aged 89)
Peking (Beijing), Republic of China
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William Alexander Parsons Martin (April 10, 1827 – December 18, 1916), also known as Dīng Wěiliáng[1] (Chinese: 丁韙良), was an American Presbyterian missionary to China and translator, famous for having translated a number of important Western treatises into Chinese, such as Henry Wheaton's Elements of International Law.

  1. ^ Lydia H. Liu, The Clash of Empires: The invention of China in modern world making, Harvard University Press, 2004, pp. 113–139