Arthur W. Hummel Sr.

Arthur W. Hummel Sr.
Hummel in 1942
Born(1884-03-06)March 6, 1884
Warrenton, Missouri, United States
DiedMarch 10, 1975(1975-03-10) (aged 91)
NationalityAmerican
EducationPhD from the University of Leiden
OccupationChristian missionary Sinologist

Arthur William Hummel Sr. (March 6, 1884 – March 10, 1975) was an American Christian missionary to China, head of the Asian Division of the Library of Congress, noted sinologist, and editor of Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period, a biographical dictionary. He was the first president of the Association for Asian Studies, in 1948. Hummel's son, Arthur W. Hummel Jr., was a career diplomat and U.S. Ambassador to China.