Nielsen, Fred Kenelm, 1879-1963

Diplomat, soldier, lawyer, and educator. Full name: Frederick Kenelm Nielsen. Died 1962.

From the description of Papers of Fred Kenelm Nielsen, 1881-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131628

Biographical Note

• 1879, Apr. 22: Born, Denmark
• 1880: Family immigrated to the United States
• 1902: A.B., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.
• 1904: LL.B., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. Admitted to Nebraska bar
• 1907: LL.M., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
• 1908: Admitted to bar of the United States Court
• 1908 - 1963 : Practiced law, Washington, D. C.
• 1914: Delegate to conclude a treaty embracing the government for Spitzbergen
• 1918: Commissioned major, United States Army
• 1919: United States representative at Paris Peace Conference, Paris, France
• 1920 - 1922 : Solicitor, United States Department of State
• 1923: Appointed to American commission in American-Mexican arbitration
• 1924 - 1953 : Professor of international law, Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C.
• 1925: Counsel for United States in arbitration before Permanent International Court of the Hague
• 1927: Commissioner between United States and Turkey relating to claims
• 1929: LL.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.
• 1931: Arbitrator between United States and Egypt under Protocol of Jan. 20, 1931
• 1933: Legal Advisor, Economic and Financial Conference, London, England
• 1934: Plenipotentiary adjusting claims against the Turkish government
• 1946: International law consultant, International Military Tribunal for the Far East, Tokyo, Japan
• 1963, Jan. 12: Died, Washington, D. C.

From the guide to the Fred Kenelm Nielsen Papers, 1881-1961, (bulk 1900-1956), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)