William Arthur Noble (September 13, 1866 – January 6, 1945), who published under the name W. Arthur Noble, was an American missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Pyongyang, Korea and Seoul, Korea from 1892 to 1934.
| William Noble | |
| Hangul | 노보을 or 노블 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 魯普乙 |
| Revised Romanization | No Bo-eul or Nobeul |
| McCune–Reischauer | No Boŭl or Nobŭl |
Biography edit
Noble was born in Springville, PA. He was married to Mattie Wilcox Noble; their children included Ruth Noble Appenzeller Knight, Harold Joyce Noble, born January 19, 1903, who went on to become a Japanese language officer with the United States Marine Corps during World War II and later a United States diplomat in South Korea, Marine Biology professor at University of the Pacific and director of the Marine Research Laboratory at Dillon's Beach, CA, Alden Earl Noble, (1899-1961), and identical twins, Glenn Arthur Noble and Elmer Ray Noble, born January 16, 1909. Noble died in Stockton, CA.
Publications edit
- Ewa: A Tale of Korea. Jennings and Graham. 1906.
References edit
- Choi, Hyaeweol (Spring 2006). "Gendering a New Nation in Missionary Discourse: An Analysis of W. Arthur Noble's Ewa". Korea Journal. 46 (1).
- The Journals of Mattie Wilcox Noble, 1892 - 1934. Seoul: Institute of Korean Church History Study. 1993.
- Shavit, David (1990). "Noble, Harold Joyce (1903-1953)". The United States in Asia: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood Press. ISBN 031326788X.