Arthur Zimmermann
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Arthur Zimmermann was the German Foreign Secretary during World War I, best known for the Zimmermann Telegram that sought to draw Mexico into the war against the United States.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German politician
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1864-10-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1940-06-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Königsberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| employer | Foreign Office of the German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1917-08-06 ⓘ |
| familyName | Zimmermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
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foreign policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
jurist ⓘ |
| influenced |
United States decision to enter World War I
ⓘ
public opinion in the United States during World War I ⓘ |
| influencedBy | military leadership of the German Empire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
German foreign policy during World War I
ⓘ
authoring the Zimmermann Telegram ⓘ |
| legalEducation | law ⓘ |
| memberOf | German Foreign Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Zimmermann Telegram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Zimmermann Telegram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContested | German foreign policy leadership during World War I ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
German–Mexican relations during World War I
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World War I ⓘ |
| partOf | German Empire’s wartime leadership ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
East Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marggrabowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Berlin ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
German Foreign Secretary
NERFINISHED
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State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
|
| replaced | Gottlieb von Jagow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
proposal of German–Mexican alliance against the United States
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public admission of authorship of the Zimmermann Telegram ⓘ |
| startTime | 1916-11-22 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Richard von Kühlmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
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German Foreign Office in Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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