Stanley Hornbeck

Stanley Hornbeck
2nd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office
December 8, 1944 – March 7, 1947
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Preceded byAnthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.
Succeeded byHerman B. Baruch
Personal details
Born(1883-05-04)May 4, 1883
Franklin, Massachusetts, US
DiedDecember 12, 1966(1966-12-12) (aged 83)
Washington, D.C., US
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
SpouseVivienne Barkalow
EducationUniversity of Colorado
University of Denver (BA)
Christ Church, Oxford (BA)
University of Wisconsin (PhD)
ProfessionProfessor, diplomat
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Rank Colonel
UnitUnited States Army Ordnance Department
Military Intelligence Corps
Battles/warsWorld War I

Stanley Kuhl Hornbeck (May 4, 1883 – December 10, 1966)[1] was an American professor and diplomat. A Rhodes scholar and the author of eight books, he had a thirty-year career in government service. He was chief of the State Department Division of Far Eastern Affairs (1928–1937), a special adviser to Secretary of State Cordell Hull (1937–1944), and ambassador to the Netherlands (1944–1947).

  1. ^ "Hornbeck, Stanley K". ANC Explorer. Retrieved July 10, 2021.