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Dumba, Konstantin, 1856-1947


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  • Fuller Name

    • Konstantin Theodor

  • Variants

    • Dumba, Constantin, 1856-1947
    • Dumba, Konstantin Theodor, 1856-1947
    • Dumba, Constantin, b. 1856

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    • Birth Date

        1856-06-17

    • Death Date

        1947-01-06

    • Birth Place

        Vienna (Austria)

    • Associated Language

        German

    • Occupation

      Diplomats

      Ambassadors

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      • Earlier Established Forms

        • Dumba, Constantin, b. 1856

      • Sources

        • found: Memoirs of a diplomat, 1932:title page (by Constantin Dumba; translated from the German by Ian F.D. Morrow)
        • found: BL H&SS, 26 Mar. 1999(hdg.: Dumba, Constantin, b. 1856)
        • found: Austria - Hungary and the war, 19195:title page (by Ernest Ludwig; with a preface by Konstantin Theodor Dumba)
        • found: Dreibund- und Entente-Politik in der Alten und Neuen Welt, 1930:title page (Constantin Dumba)
        • found: Wikipedia, July 13, 2020(Konstantin Dumba; Konstantin (Theodor) (from 1917, Graf von) Dumba (born 17 June 1856 in Vienna, Austria; died 6 January 1947 in Bodensdorf am Ochiacher See, Austria), was an Austro-Hungarian diplomat serving as its last accredited Ambassador to the United States and famous for having been expelled during World War I following accusations of espionage; after completing his legal studies and obtaining a doctorate in law, he joined the Austro-Hungarian foreign service in 1879; he subsequently served at the Austro-Hungarian Embassy at London from 1881 to 1886 and then at St. Petersburg, Rome, Bucharest and Paris; from 1903 to 1905, Dr. Dumba served as Minister at Belgrade in the Kingdom of Serbia; then followed four years of service in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vienna; he was appointed Minister at Stockholm in 1909 where he stayed until 1912; in 1913, Dr. Dumba was appointed as ambassador to the United States; in September 1915, media reported that Dr. Dumba had been involved in schemes to sabotage the U.S. munitions industry; the United States Secretary of State declared him no longer acceptable and requested the Austro-Hungarian government recall its ambassador; upon his return to Vienna, Dr. Dumba retired from the diplomatic service; in May 1917, he was ennobled and appointed to the Upper House (Herrenhaus), but he would play no further prominent role in public life; in his later years, he became a pacifist and wrote several books, including his memoirs which were published in 1932 and in which he defended his action during World War I)
        • found: encyclopedia.com, July 13, 2020(Dumba, Konstantin Theodor; Konstantin Theodor Dumba,1856-1947; Austro-Hungarian diplomat; as ambassador (1913-1915) to the United States, he was involved with Franz von Papen and Karl Boy-Ed in schemes to sabotage the American munitions industry; Dumba was recalled on President Wilson's request; his memoirs (tr. 1932) present his defense)
        • found: firstworldwar.com, July 13, 2020(Constantin Dumba; Dr Constantin Theodor Dumba--commonly referred to as Dr Dumba--served as Austria-Hungary's Ambassador to the United States from 1913-1915)

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      • Change Notes

        • 1991-12-28: new
        • 2020-07-14: revised

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