Yen, W. W.-Born in Shanghai, 1876. Married, 1911. Studied at St. John's University and at Anglo-Chinese College, Shanghai, 1891-93; at Tung Wen College, Shanghai, 1893-95. Arrived in America, December, 1895. Private support. Prepared for college at Episcopal High School, 1895-97. Studied Liberal Arts and Law at the University of Virginia, 1897-1900. B.A., 1900. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, June, 1909. Awarded gold medals and other prizes for English composition, debate and general proficiency, June, 1897. Member and Secretary, Blackford Literary Society, 1896-97. Returned to China, August, 1900. Teacher, St. John's University, Shanghai, 1900-7. English Editor, Commercial Press, Shanghai, 1907-9. Councillor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1911. Minister to Berlin, 1913 to date. Second Class Ta Shu Chia Ho Decoration. Member: EducationalSociety, Y.M.C.A. and World's Chinese Students' Federation, Shanghai; Cosmos Clnb, Washington; etc. Author, Auglo-Chinese Dictionaries.