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Robert Woods Bliss
United States Minister to Sweden
In office
January 30, 1923 – March 15, 1927
PresidentCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byIra Nelson Morris
Succeeded byLeland Harrison
United States Ambassador to Argentina
In office
September 9, 1927 – April 29, 1933
President
  • Calvin Coolidge
  • Herbert Hoover
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byPeter Augustus Jay
Succeeded byAlexander W. Weddell
Personal details
Born(1875-08-05)August 5, 1875
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedApril 19, 1962(1962-04-19) (aged 86)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Mildred Barnes Bliss
(m. 1908)
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Occupation
  • Foreign Service Officer
  • Ambassador
  • art collector
  • art historian
Known forFounder of Dumbarton Oaks
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Robert Woods Bliss (August 5, 1875 – April 19, 1962) was an American diplomat, art collector, philanthropist, and one of the co-founders of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection in Washington, D.C.

  1. ^ "Robert Woods Bliss". Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1981. GALE|BT2310017585. Retrieved June 14, 2011 – via Fairfax County Public Library.(subscription required) Gale Biography In Context

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discussions between September 29 and October 7. Robert Woods Bliss, who with his wife, Mildred Barnes Bliss, gave Dumbarton Oaks to Harvard University in...

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collector Alban Ribemont-Dessaignes. In 1947, the figure was acquired by Robert Woods Bliss, the founder of Dumbarton Oaks. The first scholarly article about...

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she performs under the ring name Alexa Bliss. She is currently inactive due to maternity leave. In 2013, Bliss signed a contract with WWE and was assigned...

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estate in the Georgetown district of Washington, D.C., for Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss (1922–1940). Her design was inspired by her European ventures, especially...

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modern art. They included Walter and Louise Arensberg, Mildred Barnes, Robert Woods Bliss, Dr. Grace Louise McCann Morley and Arthur Everett Austin Jr. The...

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United States Assistant Secretary of State

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List of American houses

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List of ambassadors of the United States to Sweden

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