The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Holleben, Theodore von
HOLLEBEN, hōl'lā-bėn, Theodore von,
German diplomat: b. Stettin, Pomerania, 16
Sept. 1838; d. 1913. He was educated at the
universities of Heidelberg, Berlin and Göttingen;
became an officer in the Bodyguard Hussar
Regiment; and took a distinguished part in
the Franco-Prussian War. He entered the
diplomatic service in 1872; was chargé-d'affaires
at Peking, China, 1873-74, and at Tokio,
Japan, in 1875; Minister at Buenos Aires in
1876-84; at Tokio 1885-89; and at Washington,
D. C., 1892-93. In 1897 he became Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United
States.  At the command of Emperor William
he, together with Secretary Hay, of the State
Department, had charge of the arrangements
for the official reception of the emperor's
brother, Admiral Prince Henry, in February
1902. Failing health together with his inability
to have President Roosevelt arbitrate the
German-Venezuelan dispute caused his resignation,

and in 1903 he was succeeded by Baron Speck
von Sternberg. Consult Roosevelt, Theodore,
‘An Autobiography’ (New York 1913).