James Thomson Shotwell

James Thomson Shotwell (born Aug. 6, 1874, Strathroy, Ont., Can.—died July 15, 1965, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a Canadian-born American historian and diplomat who was a notable scholar of international relations in the 20th century. A graduate of the University of Toronto (B.A., 1898) and Columbia University (Ph.D., 1903), Shotwell taught history and international relations at Columbia until his retirement in 1942. Shotwell served as an adviser to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1917...