Wilhelm Solf
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 5 October 1862 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now in Germany) |
| Died | 6 February 1936 (aged 73) Berlin, Nazi Germany |
| Political party | German Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Johanna Dotti |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Diplomat, politician |
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Wilhelm Heinrich Solf (5 October 1862 – 6 February 1936) was a German scholar, diplomat, jurist and statesman.