SIR HORACE RUMBOLD, 9TH BARONET

(Sir Horace George Montagu Rumbold, 9th Baronet | Horace Rumbold)


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Turkey with the decline of the Ottoman Empire, had little experience in modern international politics—and no modern leaders until Ataturk came and modernized the nation. The Turks had allied themselves with Germany in WWI and in the aftermath came out as badly in the peace as they had in the war.


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Sir Horace Rumbold, 9th Baronet
Sir Horace Rumbold, 9th Baronet
  • Born: February 5, 1869
  • Died: May 24, 1941
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Diplomat

Sir Horace George Montagu Rumbold, 9th Baronet, GCB, GCMG, KCVO, PC was a British diplomat. A well-travelled diplomat who learned Arabic, Japanese and German, he is best remembered for his role as British Ambassador to Berlin from 1928 to 1933 in which he warned of the ambitions of Hitler and Nazi Germany.