Originally Posted by oddjob2

Thank you. Apologies to Davey Yates, not trying to hijack his thread, but since there are a few history buffs here.....

His name was Liang Shiyi, also sometimes spelled Liang Shih Yi. He was a leader in development of China's railroad infrastructure at the turn of the century.

The photo above is from the Library of Congress. There are are a couple of interesting background pieces below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liang_Shiyi

http://article.archive.nytimes.com/1.../119031962.pdf

Below from Duke University archives.