Jacob Gould Schurman

Jacob Gould Schurman
Schurman in 1930
9th United States Ambassador to Germany
In office
June 29, 1925 – January 21, 1930
PresidentCalvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Preceded byAlanson B. Houghton
Succeeded byFrederic M. Sackett
United States Minister to China
In office
September 12, 1921 – April 15, 1925
PresidentWarren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Preceded byPaul Reinsch
Succeeded byJohn Van Antwerp MacMurray
4th United States Minister to Montenegro
In office
July 21, 1913 – August 18, 1913
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byGeorge H. Moses
Succeeded byGeorge F. Williams
United States Minister to Greece
In office
October 17, 1912 – August 18, 1913
PresidentWilliam Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Preceded byGeorge H. Moses
Succeeded byGeorge F. Williams
Chairman of the First Philippine Commission
In office
January 20, 1899 – March 16, 1900
PresidentWilliam McKinley
Preceded byDiego de los Ríos (as Governor-General of the Philippines)
Succeeded byWilliam Howard Taft (as Governor-General)
President of Cornell University
In office
1892–1920
Preceded byCharles Kendall Adams
Succeeded byLivingston Farrand
Personal details
Born(1854-05-02)May 2, 1854
Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
DiedAugust 12, 1942(1942-08-12) (aged 88)
Bedford Hills, New York, U.S.
RelationsGeorge Munro (father-in-law)
Children7, including Dorothy Schurman Hawes

Jacob Gould Schurman (May 2, 1854 – August 12, 1942) was a Canadian-American educator and diplomat, who served as President of Cornell University and United States Ambassador to Germany.