Hiram Bingham IV

Hiram Bingham IV
BornJuly 17, 1903
DiedJanuary 12, 1988(1988-01-12) (aged 84)
Salem, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationHamden Hall Country Day School
Groton School
Yale University (1925)
Children11
ParentHiram Bingham III

Hiram "Harry" Bingham IV (July 17, 1903 – January 12, 1988) was an American diplomat. He served as a Vice Consul in Marseille, France, during World War II, and, along with several humanitarian organizations, helped more than 2,500 refugees, mostly Jews, to escape after the country was defeated by Nazi Germany in June 1940.

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