Henry Morgenthau, Sr.

Politician, Author

1856 – 1946

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Who was Henry Morgenthau, Sr.?

Henry Morgenthau was a lawyer, businessman and United States ambassador, most famous as the American ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. As ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Morgenthau has come to be identified as the most prominent American to speak out against the Armenian Genocide.

Morgenthau was father of the politician Henry Morgenthau, Jr.. His grandchildren included Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of Manhattan for 35 years, and Barbara Tuchman, noted author and historian.

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Born
Apr 26, 1856
Mannheim
Also known as
  • Моргентау, Генри
Parents
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Armenia
  • Germany
Profession
Education
  • Columbia Law School
    ( - 1877)
  • City College of New York
Died
Nov 25, 1946
New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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