Francis Mason

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Francis Mason

An English-born American missionary, translator, and naturalist, he spent much of his life in Burma and wrote widely about the region’s languages, people, and wildlife. His work bridged faith, scholarship, and close observation of the natural world.

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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The East River Tunnels. Paper No. 1159

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The East River Tunnels. Paper No. 1159

by James H. Brace, Francis Mason, S. H. Woodard

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Cross-Town Tunnels. Paper No. 1158

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Cross-Town Tunnels. Paper No. 1158

by James H. Brace, Francis Mason

About the author

Born in York, England, in 1799, Francis Mason later emigrated to the United States and became a Baptist missionary. He is best known for his long work in Burma, where he served for decades and became deeply involved in local languages and Christian publishing.

Mason was more than a missionary. He also built a reputation as a naturalist, especially through his studies of Burma’s plants, animals, and geography. That combination of field observation and careful writing gave his books a reach beyond religious readers.

He died in 1874, leaving behind a body of work that reflects both missionary history and 19th-century scientific curiosity. His writing remains notable for the way it connects travel, language, natural history, and belief.