Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field

Born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1822, Henry Martyn Field was an American author, Presbyterian clergyman, and longtime editor of The Evangelist. He graduated from Williams College at an unusually young age and went on to study theology before serving churches in Missouri and Massachusetts.

Field became especially well known through his work in religious publishing. He edited The Evangelist for many years and built a broad readership with clear, accessible writing. Alongside his editorial work, he traveled widely in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, drawing on those experiences for a series of travel books that were notably popular in their day.

He was also part of the remarkable Field family, which included several prominent public figures, among them Cyrus West Field and Supreme Court justice Stephen J. Field. He died in 1907, remembered as a lively observer of the wider world and a writer who helped bring distant places to American readers.