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German politician (1862–1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wilhelm Heinrich Solf (5 October 1862 – 6 February 1936) was a German scholar, diplomat, jurist and statesman.
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Wilhelm Solf | |
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German Ambassador to Japan | |
In office 1 August 1920 – 16 December 1928 | |
President | Friedrich Ebert Paul von Hindenburg |
Preceded by | Arthur von Rex |
Succeeded by | Ernst Arthur Voretzsch |
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 3 October 1918 – 13 December 1918 | |
Monarch | Wilhelm II (until 9 Nov. 1918) |
Chancellor | Max von Baden Friedrich Ebert |
Preceded by | Paul von Hintze |
Succeeded by | Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau |
Secretary for the Colonies | |
In office 20 December 1911 – 13 December 1918 | |
Monarch | Wilhelm II |
Preceded by | Friedrich von Lindequist |
Succeeded by | Philipp Scheidemann |
Governor of German Samoa | |
In office 1 March 1900 – 19 December 1911 | |
Monarch | Wilhelm II |
Preceded by | New office |
Succeeded by | Erich Schultz-Ewerth |
Personal details | |
Born | Wilhelm Heinrich Solf (1862-10-05)5 October 1862 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now in Germany) |
Died | 6 February 1936(1936-02-06) (aged 73) Berlin, Nazi Germany |
Political party | German Democratic Party |
Spouse | Johanna Dotti |
Children | 4 |
Occupation | Diplomat, politician |
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