| Stephen Bonsal | |
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| Born | March 29, 1865 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Died | June 8, 1951 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | journalist, war correspondent, diplomat, translator |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1885–1951 |
Stephen Bonsal (March 29, 1865 – June 8, 1951) was an American journalist, war correspondent, author, diplomat and translator.
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Bonsal was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was educated at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. He continued his studies in Germany at Heidelberg, Bonn and Vienna.[1] Bonsal traveled extensively. He claimed that he has visited all the countries of Europe, Asia (with the exception of Persia), and South America.
Bonsal was later a special correspondent of the New York Herald (1885–1907), reporting the development of military conflicts including
He was a foreign correspondent for the New York Times in 1910–1911.
In 1891-1896, Bonsal served as secretary and chargé-d'affaire of the US diplomatic missions in Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo. He also served for at short time at the US embassy in Madrid.[1]
During World War I, Bonsal served in the American Expeditionary Forces with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was also President Woodrow Wilson's private translator during the 1919 Peace Conference in Paris.[2]
Unfinished Business a diary describing his experiences during the Paris Peace Treaty negotiations, earned him the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1945.[3]
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Stephen Bonsal, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 70+ works in 180+ publications in 6 languages and 4,400 library holdings.[4]
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