Jacob Gould Schurman

Jacob Gould Schurman
Schurman in 1930
9th United States Ambassador to Germany
In office June 29, 1925 – January 21, 1930
President	Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Alanson B. Houghton
Succeeded by	Frederic M. Sackett
United States Minister to China
In office September 12, 1921 – April 15, 1925
President	Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Paul Reinsch
Succeeded by	John Van Antwerp MacMurray
4th United States Minister to Montenegro
In office July 21, 1913 – August 18, 1913
President	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	George H. Moses
Succeeded by	George F. Williams
United States Minister to Greece
In office October 17, 1912 – August 18, 1913
President	William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	George H. Moses
Succeeded by	George F. Williams
Chairman of the First Philippine Commission
In office January 20, 1899 – March 16, 1900
President	William McKinley
Preceded by	Diego de los Ríos (as Governor-General of the Philippines)
Succeeded by	William Howard Taft (as Governor-General)
President of Cornell University
In office 1892–1920
Preceded by	Charles Kendall Adams
Succeeded by	Livingston Farrand
Personal details
Born	(1854-05-02)May 2, 1854 Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Died	August 12, 1942(1942-08-12) (aged 88) Bedford Hills, New York, U.S.
Relations	George Munro (father-in-law)
Children	7, 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.