Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

Also known as Sir Edward Grey, Bt, Sir Edward Grey

British Liberal statesman (1862-1933)

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Born: 1862
Died: 1933
Works: 57

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[Papers of Sir Edward (later viscount) Grey, 1892-1895, 1905-1916
De houding van Groot-Brittannië tegenover kleine landen
Poems of William Wordsworth
英国外交の二十五年
The League of Nations

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Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines
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Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (25 April 1862 – 7 September 1933), better known as Sir Edward Grey, was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who was the main force behind British foreign policy in the era of the First World War.

A proponent of social reform who adhered to the "New Liberalism", he served as Foreign Secretary from 1905 to 1916, the longest continuous tenure of any holder of that office. He renewed the 1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance in 1911. The centrepiece of his policy was the defence of France against German aggression, while avoiding a binding alliance with Paris. He supported France in the Moroccan crises of 1905 and 1911. Another major achievement was the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907. He resolved an outstanding conflict with Germany over the Baghdad railway in 1913. His most important action came in the July Crisis in 1914, when he led Britain into World War I against Germany. He convinced the Liberal cabinet that Britain had an obligation and was honour-bound to defend France, and prevent Germany from controlling Western Europe. Once the war began, there was little role for his diplomacy; he lost office in December 1916. By 1919 he was a leading British supporter of the League of Nations.