Gerald Fitzmaurice (1865-1939), Chief Dragoman of the British Embassy in Turkey - History of International Relations, Diplomacy, and Intelligence

Gerald Fitzmaurice (1865-1939) served as a dragoman in Constantinople before the First World War. This 'wizard of Stamboul' left no papers or memoirs, and has remained an elusive figure. This biography provides an assessment of a consul whose influence with British and Turkish officials was often thought malign.