Background
Mateer, Calvin Wilson was born on January 9, 1836 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Mary A. (Diven) Mateer.
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Mateer, Calvin Wilson was born on January 9, 1836 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Mary A. (Diven) Mateer.
Bachelor of Arts, Jefferson (now Washington and Jefferson) College, 1857, Master of Arts, 1860. Studied Western Theological Seminary. (Doctor of Divinity, Hanover College, Indiana, 1880.
Doctor of Laws, Worcester University, O., 1889, Washington and Jefferson College, 1892).
Principal Beaver (Pennsylvania) Academy, 1857-1859. Ordained to Presbyterian ministry, 1861. Pastor Delaware, O., 1861-1863.
Settled in Tengchow, Shantung, China, 1863.
Preached throughout the Eastern part of province. Founded Tengchow College.
Writer of text-books in Mandarin and authority in the language. Chairman of Commission in translating the Bible into Mandarin, since 1893.
Author: Practical Arithmetic (3 volumes), 1875.
Course of Algebra (2 volumes), 1880. Complete Geometry (2 volumes), 1882. Review of Methods of Mission Work, 1888.
A Course of Mandarin Lessons, 1891.
Primary Lessons in Mandarin, 1900. The Meaning of the Word Shen (God), 1900.
Analysis of 2,118 Chinese Characters, 1895.
Married Julia A. Brown (deceased), Delaware, O., December 23, 1862. Married second, Ada Haven, Chefoo, China, September 23, 1890.