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100-1630 Baltivorg rr + — Gia Lb? D # futhors "thsDosert Ro: .d to Turkostan, 1929 High Tartary, 1930 Avenchuria, Cradlo of Conflict, 1932 "Thetionguls of Manchuria, 1934 _anner asion frontiers of China" 1940 ton go. Journoys, 1941 "ThesiMoking of: Modarn Ching (with ELEOR LATTI O22) 1944 Solution in /sia! 1945 Contributor to: 4itlantis vlonthly National Georraphiec sinfazine Asia, ete. Medalist Philadslpnin Goographic Secisty, 1933 Royal Geographic Society, 1942 Home: Ruxten, Maryland following biographical data concerning OWEN LATTIUONS OVEN LLTTIMORE was born on July 29, 1900 in Washington, D. C. In his early childhood he lived with his parents in Paoyingfu, China. This city was 90 miles south of Peking (now Poiping). Ho was oducated in his formative yeurs by his parents and studicd French and Germen from infancy in addition to the usual grade school subjects. ifs first formal seheoling occurred at the age of 13, when his parents placed him in the College Classiquo Cantonalc, Travennna Geni tear lena SOUSGING, wh Gedor songs While visiting in England during his sunmer vacation of 1914, World War I broko cut and his parents placed him in St. Sees School, Cumberland. Ic remained in this institution froin January 1915 until 1919, when ha returned te China and obtained his first position in business. He hed no colloge education. His training in tho English School had been largaly elassiesl ecollesy preps aratory work, with a heavy omphasis on Gre sk and Latin. Ue worked in business in China for. a period of ten years, but did not advise the informant as to the nature of the business, nor his position therain. In 19295, he was granted a fellowship for travel and resourch in Monechuria by the Social Sciones Research Council. In view of his lack of a formal college education, the SSRC arrenged for him to spond six