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Jusserand, French
Diplomat, Succumbs

entire life since he was 81 in the |
service of his country, M. Jusserand
demonstrated by the few works that
he published that, had he followed
literature as his life's work, he would |
have taken rank with the foremost
French writer's.
Born at Lyons Feb. 10, 1855, M. JUS
serand entered the diplomatic serv-
ice of France in 1876 and two years
later became consul at London. His
next assignment was at Tunis, where
he spent several years and then re-
turned to London in 1887 as a men,
Der of the French embassy staff. He
was named French minister at Co.
penhagen in 1890 and remained in the
Danish capital until his transfer to
Washington in 1902.
During his long service at the
American capital, M. Jusserand trav-
eled extensively in the United States
and throughout the country was the
best known of the foreign diplomats.
He was constantly in demand as a
speaker at public and semi-public
functions, and unless the pressure of
international business compelled him
to decline such invitations he seldom
missed an opportunity to use his voice
and his knowledge of American and
French affairs in his constant effort
to cement more firmly the long
standing friendly relations between
the foremost republics of the old and
new worlds. His speaking engage
ments took him to many of the large
cities of the United States and he
was frequently called upon to deliver
addresses at the commencement exer-
versities, several of which conferred
honorary degrees upon him.
Was Diplomatic Dean.
AS a consequence of his service in
the United States, M. Jusserand was
long the dean of the diplomatic corps
in Washington, and often was pointed
| to as an example of the wisdom OF
countries continuing able ambassadors
; in important posts and not making
them subject to change with the adj
vent of new government. When he
had completed 20 years as French am
| bassador to the United States the
event was marked by simple cere-
mony, without precedent in the diplo-
matte history of Washington, or, per-
haps, in any other country.
Virtually all the diplomats in Wash
ington and many of the attaches OF
their offices called at the French en-
bassy to congratulate M. JusSerand.
In honor of the occasion he was given
a clock of gold and silver suitably in
scribed. The late President Harding
also extended official and personal
congratulations in a letter. M. JUS
serand officially began his duties as
French ambassador Feb. z, 1903, sue
ceeding Jules Cambon.
During his service in the United
States M. Jusserand made many trips
to France and on one of these, in 1920,
he was named head of the French
commission, which went with SINH
lar commission from England to War
saw to arrange aid for Poland, which
at that time was threatened by at
tack by the Red army of Russia.
Famed as Student
M. JuSserand was a close student OF
English literature and produced some
lucid and vivacious monographs on
; comparatively little-known subjects
His writings included "A French Am
bassador at the Court of Charles H.
from unpublished papers OF the Count
; de Cominges; English Wayfarine
Life" literary history OF the Eng
lish people; "Ronsward' and with
|; Americans OF Past and Present Days
: Among the American honors con-
ferred upon M. Jusserand was his
election as president for 1921 OF the
American Historical associations. He
was the second foreign diplomat to be
/: thus honored, the first being the late
Viscount Bryce, former British am
bassador to the United States. The
honorary degree of doctor of laws wa:
), conferred upon M. Jusserand by Har'
ward, Yale, Princeton, Chicago, Co.
!: lumbia, McGin, Temple, st. Johr
(Md.) and New York universities ane
the state of New York. He was Crane
officer of the Legion Of Honor ane
e belonged to the National Geographic
I society, was fellow Of the American
J. Academy Of Arts and Sciences, cor
t responding fellow the British acade.
e my, an honorary fellow OF the Roya
Society of Literature and membel
of the American Philosophical society
Oct. IS, 1895, at Paris, M. JusseranS
: married Elsie Richards. an American