Given the question: Read the bio below and try to give details on william dodd -lrb- ambassador -rrb- 's: - employer - caption - birth name - party - spouse - parents - children - name - organization - image Bio: william edward dodd -lrb- october 21 , 1869 near clayton , north carolina -- february 9 , 1940 near round hill , virginia -rrb- was an american historian , author and diplomat . a liberal democrat , he served as the united states ambassador to germany from 1933 to 1937 during the nazi era . initially a holder of the slightly antisemitic notions of his times , he went to germany with unofficial instructions from president franklin d. roosevelt to do what he could to protest nazi treatment of jews in germany '' unofficially , '' while also attempting to follow official state department instructions to maintain cordial official diplomatic relations . convinced from first hand observation that the nazis were an increasing threat , he resigned over his inability to mobilize the roosevelt administration , particularly the state department , to counter the nazis prior to the start of world war ii .
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- employer is randolph chicago , macon college , 1900 -- 1908 university of- caption is dodd , shortly after his nomination to be ambassador to germany as . a professor at the university of chicago- birth name is william edward dodd- party is democratic party- spouse is martha 28 may 1938 ida '' mattie '' johns 24 december 1901- parents is john d. dodd evelyn creech- children is william -rrb- b. 1905 martha dodd b. 1908 e. dodd , jr. -lrb- '' bill ''- name is william dodd- organization is american historical association -lrb- president 1934 -rrb-- image is professor william e. dodd.jpg