William W. Rockhill
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 110 years ago |
Date of birth | May 1,1854 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Philadelphia |
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Died | Honolulu |
Hawaii | |
United States | |
Date of died | December 8,1914 |
Previous position | United States Ambassador to Russia (1910–1911) |
Education | Saint-Cyr Military Academy |
Grandchildren | Oliver Rockhill |
Awards | Patron's Gold Medal |
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ID | 3968193 |
William W. Rockhill Life story
William Woodville Rockhill was a United States diplomat, best known as the author of the U.S.'s Open Door Policy for China, the first American to learn to speak Tibetan, and one of the West's leading experts on the modern political history of China.