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Henry Morgenthau
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American diplomat (1856–1946)
Key facts
- President
- Woodrow Wilson
- Preceded by
- William W. Rockhill
- Succeeded by
- Abram I. Elkus
- Born
- ( 1856-04-26 ) April 26, 1856, Mannheim , Baden (present-day Baden-Württemberg , Germany )
- Died
- November 25, 1946 (1946-11-25) (aged 90), New York City , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Josephine Sykes
- Children
- Helen Morgenthau Fox Henry Morgenthau Jr. Alma Morgenthau Wertheim Ruth Morgenthau
- Relatives
- Henry Morgenthau III (grandson) Robert M. Morgenthau (grandson) Barbara W. Tuchman (granddaughter) Anne W. Simon (granddaughter) Rafe Pomerance (great-grandson) Jessica Mathews (great-granddaughter)
- Alma mater
- City College of New York (BA) Columbia Law School (LLB)
- Profession
- Lawyer, diplomat
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mannheim
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- Columbia Law School
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Image
- Henry Morgenthau.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1856-04-26
- date of death
- 1946-11-25
- relative
- Maurice Wertheim
- Commons category
- Henry Morgenthau, Sr.
- different from
- Henry Morgenthau Jr.
- cause of death
- stroke
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Henry Morgenthau (/ˈmɔːrɡəntaʊ/; April 26, 1856 – November 25, 1946) was a German-born American lawyer and businessman, best known for his role as the ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Morgenthau was one of the most prominent Americans who spoke about the Greek genocide and the Armenian genocide of which he stated, "I am firmly convinced that this is the greatest crime of the ages."
Morgenthau was the father of the politician Henry Morgenthau Jr. His grandchildren include Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of Manhattan for 35 years, and Barbara W. Tuchman, a historian who earned the Pulitzer Prize for her book The Guns of August.
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