James Grover McDonald

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Lion
gptkbp:birthDate 1886-11-29
gptkbp:children gptkb:Barbara_McDonald_Stewart
gptkb:Betty_McDonald
gptkbp:deathDate 1964-09-25
gptkbp:education gptkb:Indiana_University_Bloomington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James Grover McDonald
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for Jewish refugees
first U.S. Ambassador to Israel
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Advocate_for_the_Doomed:_The_Diaries_and_Papers_of_James_G._McDonald,_1932-1935
gptkb:My_Mission_in_Israel,_1948-1951
gptkb:Refugees_and_Rescue:_The_Diaries_and_Papers_of_James_G._McDonald,_1935-1945
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:academic
gptkb:diplomat
author
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Coldwater,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Ambassador_to_Israel
gptkb:League_of_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees
gptkbp:predecessor first United States Ambassador to Israel
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:resignedFrom gptkb:League_of_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees
1935
protest against lack of support for Jewish refugees
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ruth_Stafford_McDonald
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Monnett_Bain_Davis
gptkbp:termEnd gptkb:United_States_Ambassador_to_Israel,_1951
gptkbp:termStart gptkb:United_States_Ambassador_to_Israel,_1949
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Ambassador_to_Israel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5