Stanley Hornbeck
Stanley Hornbeck | |
|---|---|
| 2nd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands | |
| In office December 8, 1944 – March 7, 1947 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Herman B. Baruch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 4, 1883 Franklin, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | December 12, 1966 (aged 83) Washington, D.C., US |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Spouse | Vivienne Barkalow |
| Education | University of Colorado University of Denver (BA) Christ Church, Oxford (BA) University of Wisconsin (PhD) |
| Profession | Professor, diplomat |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | United States Army Ordnance Department Military Intelligence Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Stanley Kuhl Hornbeck (May 4, 1883 – December 10, 1966) was an American professor and diplomat. A Rhodes scholar and the author of eight books, he had a thirty-year career in government service. He was chief of the State Department Division of Far Eastern Affairs (1928–1937), a special adviser to Secretary of State Cordell Hull (1937–1944), and ambassador to the Netherlands (1944–1947).