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 an 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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