Evening star., 1942-08-12
Jacob 6. Schurman,
Ex-Envoy 10 Reich,
Succumbs al 88
Former Head of Cornell
Also Held Diplomatic
Assignment in Chino
b, the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Aug. 12.-Jacob
Gould Schurman, 88, former AM
bassador to Germany and former
president of Cornell University, died
today at Memorial Hospital
He was in Berlin from 1925 to
December, 1929, when he retired.
He also was United States Minister
to China from 1920 to 1924. In 1899
Or. schurman was named by Presi-
dent Mckinley as head of the first
Philippine Commission and helped
draw up the original charter.
After devoting more than 80 years
to Cornell University as professor
and president, Dr. Schurman turned
from the field of education to
achieve distinction in the diplomatic
service.
During his administration at Cor
nell. which extended over % years
he frequently accepted temporary
assignments in public service which
included the presidency of the first
United. Philippine Commis-
sion and Minister to Greece and
Montenegro during the last year OF
the term of President Taft.
Succeeded Houghton.
DR.. Schurman returned to Cornell
on completion of each of those as
signments, but resigned as president
of the university in 1921 when Presi-
dent Harding appointed him as
United States Minister to China. He
spent four years in the Far East
and was then transferred by Presi-
dent Coolidge as Ambassador to Ger
many succeeding Alanson B. Hough-
ton, transferred to London.
All his diplomatic assignments
we're of a difficult nature until he
reached Berlin, where he was cred
tied with having inspired deep
friendship and confidence among
the German people.
When DR.. Schurman went to the
Philippines in 1899 conditions were
turbulent because of the aftermath
of the campaign in the archipelago
IN connection with the Spanish
American War, and his service in
the Near East was coincident with
the disturbed period of the Balkan
wars, the forerunner of the World
War.
DR.. Schurman received a broad
education which began in the school
Of Freetown, Prince Edward Island,
where he was born May 90, 1854.
His parents were Robert and Lydia
Schurman. He went with a Cana
dian Gilchrist scholarship to the
University of London, where he
earned the degree of bachelor OF
arts and master OF arts.
He was then selected by the Hib-
bert Trustees for their travelling
scholarship, considered at the time
the best In the world. That took
him to Germany, where he spent
two years at Heidelberg, Berlin and
Gottingen Universities studying
German philosophy and cultivating
the friendship Of its foremost living
exponents. This was followed by
two years study in Italy and Swift
1erland.
Professor ut Acadia College.
At other times DR.. Schurman aug
mented his extensive learning with
special courses at Edinburg, Paris
and In the United States at Colum-
bia, Yale. Williams, Brown, Dart
mouth and Harvard
He became professor at Acadia
College, Nova Scotia, in 1889, and
six. years later went to Cornell as
professor OF philosophy. He be-
came dean of the Sage School of
Philosophy continuing in that capa-
city until his election as president
OF the university in 1892.
On October /, 1884. DR.. Schurman
married Miss Barbara Forrest
Munro, daughter of George Munro,
a millionaire publisher OF Rhode
Island and New York. Four daugh-
tiers and three sons were born to
them.
DR.. Schurman retired after serv-
ing eight years as Ambassador to
Germany, resigning in December
1929. He resided thereafter on an
estate at Bedford, Westchester
County, N. Y. Mrs. Schurman died
there on November 81, 1880.
DR.. Schurman was the father-in.
law OF Brig. Gen. John Magruder
row stationed in Washington. An
other daughter, Barbara Petro'
Pavlovsky, wife of Maj, Vladimir
Petro- o-Pavlovsky of the British
Army, is a passenger on the Grips
holm, the ship carrying Allied citi'
zens from the Orient under diplo'
matte exchange.
other survivors are his sons
Judge Jacob Gould Schurman O.
the New York Court of Genera
Sessions and George M. Schurmar
of Bedford Hills, N. Y, and daugh
ter, Mrs. Robert Hawes of Washing
ton.
Funeral services will be held at
pm. Friday at St. Matthews Church
in Bedford, Westchester County
with burial in the church cemetery