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'''Herbert Thomas Reiner Jr''', also '''Herbert "Tom" Reiner Jr''' (September 21, 1916 – December 28, 1999) was an American diplomat, who played a pivotal role in apprehending ]'s assassin, ], at a prayer meeting in ], New Delhi, on January 30, 1948. In the brief moments after the assassination, as the attending crowd stood stunned, Reiner rushed forward, grasping Godse by the shoulders, spinning him around, and thrusting him toward some nearby policemen, an action that was reported in newspapers around the world.{{Sfn|Obituary, May26|2000}}{{Sfn|Obituary, May 21|2000}}{{Sfn|Trumbull|1948}}{{Sfn|The Associated Press|1948}}{{Sfn|Staff Writer; no by-line|1948}}{{Sfn|Stimpson|1948}}{{Sfn|Pronko|Bowles|2013|p=343}}{{sfn|Singer|1953|p=194}}{{efn|"The crowd was paralyzed as the two grandchildren lifted the frail Gandhi and carried him into his room in Birla House. Tom Reiner, the United States vice-consul, a newcomer to India, who had attended the prayer meeting, seized the assassin ..."{{sfn|Singer|1953|p=194}} '''Herbert Thomas Reiner Jr''', also '''Herbert "Tom" Reiner Jr''' (September 21, 1916 – December 28, 1999) was an American diplomat, who played a pivotal role in apprehending ]'s assassin, ], at a prayer meeting in ], New Delhi, on January 30, 1948. In the brief moments after the assassination, as the attending crowd stood stunned, Reiner rushed forward, grasping Godse by the shoulders, spinning him around, and thrusting him toward some nearby policemen, an action that was reported in newspapers around the world.{{Sfn|Obituary, May26|2000}}{{Sfn|Obituary, May 21|2000}}{{Sfn|Trumbull|1948}}{{Sfn|The Associated Press|1948}}{{Sfn|Staff Writer; no by-line|1948}}{{Sfn|Stimpson|1948}}{{Sfn|Pronko|Bowles|2013|p=343}}{{sfn|Singer|1953|p=194}}{{efn|"The crowd was paralyzed as the two grandchildren lifted the frail Gandhi and carried him into his room in Birla House. Tom Reiner, the United States vice-consul, a newcomer to India, who had attended the prayer meeting, seized the assassin ..."{{sfn|Singer|1953|p=194}}}}

==Biography== ==Biography==
Reiner was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, and raised in ], graduating from ] in ] in 1933. He attended ], graduating in 1937, and subsequently received a Masters from ] Reiner was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, and raised in ], graduating from ] in ] in 1933. He attended ], graduating in 1937, and subsequently received a Masters from ]

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Herbert Thomas Reiner Jr
Born(1916-09-21)September 21, 1916
Brattleboro, Vermont
DiedDecember 28, 1999(1999-12-28) (aged 83)
Cotuit, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDiplomat
Known forCapturing the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi

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Herbert Thomas Reiner Jr, also Herbert "Tom" Reiner Jr (September 21, 1916 – December 28, 1999) was an American diplomat, who played a pivotal role in apprehending Mahatma Gandhi's assassin, Nathuram Godse, at a prayer meeting in Birla House, New Delhi, on January 30, 1948. In the brief moments after the assassination, as the attending crowd stood stunned, Reiner rushed forward, grasping Godse by the shoulders, spinning him around, and thrusting him toward some nearby policemen, an action that was reported in newspapers around the world.

Biography

Reiner was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, and raised in Lancaster, Massachusetts, graduating from Leominster High School in Leominster, Massachusetts in 1933. He attended Bates College, graduating in 1937, and subsequently received a Masters from Clark University

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Notes

  1. "The crowd was paralyzed as the two grandchildren lifted the frail Gandhi and carried him into his room in Birla House. Tom Reiner, the United States vice-consul, a newcomer to India, who had attended the prayer meeting, seized the assassin ..."

Citations

  1. Obituary, May26 2000. sfn error: no target: CITEREFObituary,_May262000 (help)
  2. Obituary, May 21 2000.
  3. Trumbull 1948. sfn error: no target: CITEREFTrumbull1948 (help)
  4. The Associated Press 1948.
  5. Staff Writer; no by-line 1948.
  6. Stimpson 1948.
  7. Pronko & Bowles 2013, p. 343.
  8. ^ Singer 1953, p. 194.

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