Alexey Shpeyer

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Alexey Nikolayevich Shpeyer (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Шпейер; 1854–1916) was a diplomat from the Russian Empire. The Russian government had intended to send him to Korea in 1895 to replace Karl Ivanovich Weber as Russian consul general in Korea, but at the request of King Gojong of Korea's Joseon Dynasty, Weber remained in place, and Shpeyer was sent to Tokyo instead.[1] Shpeyer finally replaced Weber in September 1897.[2] He later served as the chargé d'affaires of the Russian Embassy in Tehran, Persia, and was eventually promoted to the position of Russian Ambassador to Persia.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Volkov, M. (May 2004). "Русские в Корее- имена и судьбы (Russians in Korea — Names and Fates)". Korusforum Journal, Center for Contemporary Korean Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences (23). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
  2. ^ Duus, Peter (1998). The Abacus and the Sword: The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895-1910. University of California Press. pp. 118–121. ISBN 0-520-21361-0.
Preceded by Russian consul general to Korea
1897–?
Succeeded by
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Preceded by Russian ambassador to Persia
1903–1906
Succeeded by