Alexey Nikolayevich Shpeyer (russian: Алексей Николаевич Шпейер; 1854–1916) was a
Russian diplomat
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. 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.
Shpeyer finally replaced Weber in September 1897.
He later served as the
chargé d'affaires
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of the
Russian Embassy
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in
Tehran,
Persia, and was eventually promoted to the position of
Russian Ambassador to Persia.
References
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Shpeyer, Alexey
Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to Iran
1854 births
1916 deaths
Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to Brazil
Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to China
Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to Japan