Constantine Dumba
Konstantin Theodor Dumba (born June 17, 1856 in Vienna , Austrian Empire ; † January 6, 1947 Bodensdorf , municipality of Steindorf am Ossiacher See , Carinthia ) was an Austrian - Greek diplomat and pacifist.
Life
Konstantin Dumba was born in 1856 as the son of the Greek-Austrian entrepreneur Theodor Dumba. He was a nephew of Nikolaus Dumba . After completing his studies and doctorate at the University of Vienna , he joined the Austrian diplomatic service in 1879.
Immediately after his promotion to Legation Councilor I. Category on December 4, 1895, Dumba was transferred to the Austro-Hungarian Embassy in Paris on December 10, 1895 , where he replaced Ambassador Lützow. From 1903 to 1905 Dumba officiated as k.-und-k. Envoy in Belgrade. This was followed by a four-year assignment in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vienna until 1909 and a longer mission in Sweden, which lasted until 1912.
From March 4, 1913 to November 4, 1915, Dumba acted as successor to Ladislaus Hengelmüller von Hengervárs as the last Austrian-Hungarian ambassador to the United States of America. At the end of 1915, almost a year after the outbreak of the First World War, Dumba, together with the German diplomats Franz von Papen and Karl Boy-Ed, was declared a persona non grata by the American government on suspicion of espionage and sabotage and expelled from the country ("Dumba Affair"). Dumba had asked for money in Vienna to finance strikes in US ammunition factories. Due to an agreement between the American government and the British, Dumba was allowed to pass the British naval blockade of the European continent unhindered and to return to his homeland.
After his retirement, Dumba became president of the Austrian League of Nations in 1917 .
Works
- Ten years of the League of Nations, 1930.
- Triple Alliance and Entente Policy in the Old and New World, 1931.
- Austria-Hungary and the War, New York 1915. (together with Albert Apponyi , Ladislaus Hengelmüller von Hengervár and Alexander Nuber)
- Memoirs of a Diplomat, 1932.
literature
- Dumba Constantine Theodore. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 203.
- Elvira Konecny: The Dumba family and their importance for Vienna and Austria . VWGÖ, Vienna 1986. ISBN 3-85369-650-3 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Konstantin Dumba in the catalog of the German National Library
- Newspaper article about Konstantin Dumba in the press kit 20th century of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
- Entry on Konstantin Dumba in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dumba Nicholas. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 203.
- ^ Heinrich Lützow: In the diplomatic service of the KUK monarchy. Memoirs , 1971, p. 300.
- ↑ Václav Horčička: The Dumba- (Archibald-) affair and its effect on the Austro-Hungarian - American relations. Prague Papers on History of International Relations, 2004, pp. 139–157
- ↑ profil (magazine) 36/2013, p. 41.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Heidler von Egeregg and Syrgenstein |
Austro-Hungarian envoy in Belgrade 1903-1905 |
Moritz Czikann von Wahlborn |
| Albert Eperjesy from Szászváros and Tóti |
Austrian-Hungarian envoy in Stockholm from 1909 to 1912 |
Maximilian Hadik from Futak |
| Ladislaus Hengelmüller von Hengervár |
Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Washington, DC 1913 to 1915 |
Adam Tarnówski from Tarnów |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dumba, Constantine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dumba, Konstantin Theodor (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian diplomat and pacifist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 1947 |
| Place of death | Bodensdorf , municipality of Steindorf am Ossiacher See , Carinthia |