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Adolph Joffe

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Also known as Adolph Abramovich Joffe

Soviet diplomat (1883-1927)

Key facts

Preceded by
Aleksandr Paykes
Succeeded by
Lev Karakhan
Born
Adolph Abramovich Joffe , 10 October 1883, Simferopol , Russian Empire
Died
16 November 1927 (1927-11-16) (aged 44), Moscow , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Party
RSDLP ( Bolsheviks ) (1903–1918) , Russian Communist Party (1918–1927)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Adolph
Gender
male
Citizenship
Soviet Union
Place of birth
Simferopol
Place of death
Moscow
Occupation
diplomat
Languages spoken
Russian
Religion
atheism
Image
Adolf Abramovich Ioffe.jpg
Work location
Soviet Union
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place of burial
Novodevichy Cemetery
Commons category
Adolf Joffe
date of birth
1883-10-10
date of death
1927-11-17
manner of death
Suicide
birth name
Адольф Абрамович Иофе
cause of death
gunshot wound
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Encyclopedic overview

Adolph Abramovich Joffe (Russian: Адо́льф Абра́мович Ио́ффе; alternatively transliterated as Adolf Ioffe or Yoffe; 10 October 1883 – 16 November 1927) was a Russian revolutionary, Bolshevik politician and Soviet diplomat of Karaite descent.

Biography

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