Paul Samuel Reinsch

Paul S. Reinsch

Portrait of Paul Samuel Reinsch.
Born (1869-06-10)June 10, 1869
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died January 26, 1923(1923-01-26) (aged 53)
Nationality American
Fields Political science
Alma mater University of Wisconsin–Madison
Doctoral advisor Frederick Jackson Turner

Paul Samuel Reinsch (June 10, 1869 – January 26, 1923), was an American political scientist and diplomat.[1]

Career overview

He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin of German-American parents. Reinsch graduated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1892, attended the school of law at the same institution and after graduating in 1894, was admitted to the bar and practiced law at Milwaukee for some time.

He returned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison for additional schooling in 1895, and earned a PhD in political science under Frederick Jackson Turner in 1898.[2] He was also employed there as an assistant professor of political science. In 1913 he became the United States Minister to China, a position he held until 1919.[3] Before and after that date he served as delegate to various international conferences.[4]

Publications

Selected articles

He was a contributor to the New International Encyclopedia.

Notes

  1. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reily-remsen.html
  2. Reinsch, Paul S. (1898). "English Common Law in the Early American Colonies". Bulletin of the University of Wisconsin No. 31. Economics, Political Science, and History Series. 2. pp. 393–456.
  3. Pugach, Noel (1969). "Making the Open Door Work: Paul S. Reinsch in China, 1913-1919," Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 157-175.
  4. Pugach, Noel (1979). Paul S. Reinsch, Open Door Diplomat in Action. Millwood, N.Y.: KTO Press.
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