| LC control no. | nb 90777344 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Dumba, Konstantin, 1856-1947 |
| Variant(s) | Dumba, Constantin, 1856-1947 Dumba, Konstantin Theodor, 1856-1947 Dumba, Constantin, b. 1856 |
| Birth date | 1856-06-17 |
| Death date | 1947-01-06 |
| Place of birth | Vienna (Austria) |
| Place of death | Steindorf am Ossiacher See (Austria) |
| Profession or occupation | Diplomats Ambassadors |
| Found in | Memoirs of a diplomat, 1932: title page (by Constantin Dumba; translated from the German by Ian F.D. Morrow) BL H&SS, 26 Mar. 1999 (hdg.: Dumba, Constantin, b. 1856) Austria - Hungary and the war, 19195: title page (by Ernest Ludwig; with a preface by Konstantin Theodor Dumba) Dreibund- und Entente-Politik in der Alten und Neuen Welt, 1930: title page (Constantin Dumba) 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) 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) 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) |
| Associated language | ger |
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