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
President	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	William W. Rockhill
Succeeded by	Abram I. Elkus
Personal details
Born	(1856-04-26)April 26, 1856 Mannheim, Baden (present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Died	November 25, 1946(1946-11-25) (aged 90) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Josephine Sykes
Children	Helen Morgenthau Fox Henry Morgenthau Jr. Alma Morgenthau Wertheim Ruth Morgenthau
Relatives	Henry Morgenthau III (grandson) Robert M. Morgenthau (grandson) Barbara W. Tuchman (granddaughter) Anne W. Simon (granddaughter) Rafe Pomerance (great-grandson) Jessica Mathews (great-granddaughter)
Alma mater	City College of New York (BA) Columbia Law School (LLB)
Profession	Lawyer, diplomat
Religion	Reform Judaism

Henry Morgenthau (/ˈmɔːrɡəntaʊ/; 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.