Maurice Paléologue

1859 - 1944

country of citizenship: France

languages spoken, written or signed: French

educated at: Lycée Henri-IV, Lycée Louis-le-Grand

occupation: diplomat, historian, biographer, writer

award received: Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, Bordin Prize, Prix Narcisse Michaut, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour

position held: president, seat 19 of the Académie française, ambassador of France to Russia, ambassador of France to Bulgaria, Permanent secretary of the French Foreign Affairs Ministry

Maurice Paléologue (13 January 1859 – 23 November 1944) was a French diplomat, historian, and essayist. As the French ambassador to the Russian Empire (1914-1917), he supported the Russian mobilization against Germany that led to World War I and likewise played a major role in France's entry into the ensuing conflict. Source: Wikipedia (en)