Paul Samuel Reinsch
Paul Samuel Reinsch, was an American political scientist and diplomat.Career overview
Reinsch was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin of German-American parents. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1892, attended the school of law there, and after graduating in 1894, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Milwaukee for some time.
He returned to the University of Wisconsin for additional schooling in 1895, earning a Ph.D. in political science under Frederick Jackson Turner in 1898. He was employed there as an assistant professor of political science. In 1913 he became the United States Minister to China, a position he held until 1919. Before and after that date he served as a delegate to various international conferences.Publications
He was a contributor to the New International Encyclopedia.
