Henry Morgenthau Sr. Ambassador

Henry Morgenthau (/ˈmɔrɡəntaʊ/, with a /t/; April 26, 1856 – November 25, 1946) was a lawyer, businessman and United States ambassador, most famous as the American ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. As ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Morgenthau has come to be identified as the most prominent American to speak out against the Armenian Genocide.Morgenthau was father of the politician Henry Morgenthau, Jr.. His grandchildren included Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of Manhattan for 35 years, and Barbara Tuchman, noted author and historian.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 26, 1856
Birth place	Mannheim
Religion	Judaism
Date of death	November 25, 1946
Education	Columbia Law School City College of New York
Children	Henry Morgenthau Jr.