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ottmar von mohl 23 march 1922 neustadt an der orla , german realm tübingen , kingdom of württemberg , german confederation german 17 january 1846 foreign advisor to meiji japan ottmar von mohl.jpg ottmar von mohl
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ottmar von mohl

ottmar von mohl -lrb- 17 january 1846 - 23 march 1922 -rrb- was a german diplomat and government advisor in meiji period japan .
ottmar von mohl , born in tübingen , germany was the son of famous jurist robert von mohl .
he studied law at the university of tübingen , passed the first baden state examination in 1868 and earned a doctorate in law from the university of heidelberg the same year .
in 1873 , he was appointed cabinet secretary of empress augusta of saxe-weimar .
his diplomatic career led him to cincinnati , ohio in the united states in 1879 and to saint petersburg , russia in 1885 as german consul .
he was recruited by the meiji period japanese government as a foreign advisor from 1887 to 1889 .
he and his wife , wanda von mohl -lrb- née countess von der groeben -rrb- , served with the japanese imperial household ministry in tokyo , japan to introduce european court ceremonials and protocols to japanese emperor meiji and his court .
from 1897 to 1917 , he served as a german delegate to the egyptian national debt commission in cairo , until the activities of that commission were suspended in 1914 due to the egyptian declaration of war .
he died at schloss arnshaugk near neustadt an der orla .
