Jacob Gould Schurman
American diplomat (1854–1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jacob Gould Schurman (May 2, 1854 – August 12, 1942) was a Canadian-American educator and diplomat, who served as President of Cornell University and United States Ambassador to Germany.
Quick Facts 9th United States Ambassador to Germany, President ...
Jacob Gould Schurman | |
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9th United States Ambassador to Germany | |
In office June 29, 1925 – January 21, 1930 | |
President | Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover |
Preceded by | Alanson B. Houghton |
Succeeded by | Frederic M. Sackett |
United States Minister to China | |
In office September 12, 1921 – April 15, 1925 | |
President | Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | Paul Reinsch |
Succeeded by | John Van Antwerp MacMurray |
4th United States Minister to Montenegro | |
In office July 21, 1913 – August 18, 1913 | |
President | Woodrow Wilson |
Preceded by | George H. Moses |
Succeeded by | George F. Williams |
United States Minister to Greece | |
In office October 17, 1912 – August 18, 1913 | |
President | William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson |
Preceded by | George H. Moses |
Succeeded by | George F. Williams |
Chairman of the First Philippine Commission | |
In office January 20, 1899 – March 16, 1900 | |
President | William McKinley |
Succeeded by | William Howard Taft (as Governor-General) |
President of Cornell University | |
In office 1892–1920 | |
Preceded by | Charles Kendall Adams |
Succeeded by | Livingston Farrand |
Personal details | |
Born | (1854-05-02)May 2, 1854 Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
Died | August 12, 1942(1942-08-12) (aged 88) Bedford Hills, New York, U.S. |
Relations | George Munro (father-in-law) |
Children | 7, including Dorothy Schurman Hawes |
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