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Goschen (SIR WILLIAM ED- WARD)

SIR WILLIAM ED- WARD, an English diplomat, born in London, in 1847. He was educated at Rugby and entered the diplomatic service in 1869. He served successively in various capacities at Buenos Aires, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Peking, Copenhagen, Washington, and St. Petersburg. From 1898 to 1900 he was Ambassador at Belgrade and filled the same post at Copenhagen from 1900 to 1905. After three years of service as Ambassador at Vienna, he was in 1908 made Ambassador to Germany. He occupied this post at the outbreak of the World War, and took part in vain efforts to persuade the German Government to refrain from hostile measures.