Henry Morgenthau Sr.

Henry Morgenthau Sr.
Morgenthau, c. 1913
4th United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
In office
December 11, 1913 – February 1, 1916
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byWilliam W. Rockhill
Succeeded byAbram I. Elkus
Personal details
Born(1856-04-26)April 26, 1856
Mannheim, Baden (present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
DiedNovember 25, 1946(1946-11-25) (aged 90)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJosephine Sykes
Children
Relatives
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer, diplomat
ReligionReform Judaism

Henry Morgenthau (/ˈmɔːrɡənt/; 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[1] of which he stated, "I am firmly convinced that this is the greatest crime of the ages."[2]

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 won the Pulitzer Prize for her book The Guns of August.

  1. ^ Balakian, Peter (2003). The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response. New York: HarperCollins. pp. 219–221.
  2. ^ Berlatsky, Noah (2015). The Armenian Genocide. Greenhaven Publishing LLC. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-7377-7319-4.