Durham Stevens
Durham White Stevens (February 1, 1851, Washington, D.C. – March 25, 1908, San Francisco, California) was an American diplomat and later an employee of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His shooting death at the hands of Korean American assassins Jang In-hwan and Jeon Myeong-un led to his being described as "the first victim of Korean terrorism".
Read more about Durham Stevens: Early Life and Career, Working For The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Adviser To The Korean Government, Assassination, Reaction To Death
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“The hero is a feeling, a man seen
As if the eye was an emotion,
As if in seeing we saw our feeling
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