Sir Horace Rumbold | |
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British Ambassador to Germany | |
In office 1928–1933 | |
Monarch | George V |
Preceded by | Sir Ronald Lindsay |
Succeeded by | Sir Eric Phipps |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 February 1869 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Died | 24 May 1941 Tisbury, Wiltshire | (aged 72)
Nationality | British |
Sir Horace George Montagu Rumbold, 9th Baronet, GCB, GCMG, KCVO, PC (5 February 1869 – 24 May 1941) was a British diplomat. A well-travelled man who learned Arabic, Japanese and German, he is largely remembered for his role as British Ambassador to Berlin from 1928 to 1933 in which he warned of the ambitions of Hitler and Nazi Germany.