Herbert Pell
U.S. Congressperson
1884 – 1961
Who was Herbert Pell?
Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr. was a United States Representative from New York, U.S. Minister to Portugal, U.S. Minister to Hungary, and an instigator and member of the United Nations War Crimes Commission.
Mr. Pell was an internationalist and progressive among a class of economic conservatives and geopolitical isolationists. He was the leading American seeking to build awareness of and prevent the Holocaust—and prosecute those responsible—as the principal U.S. sponsor and member of the United Nations War Crimes Commission. Mr. Pell had extensive first-hand experience in international affairs, having lived many years in Europe. He also served on the advisory committee of Yenching University, later merged with Peking University.
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- Born
- Feb 16, 1884
Brooklyn - Parents
- Children
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- Columbia University
- Died
- Jul 17, 1961
Munich
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on July 23, 2013
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