Walter Van Rensselaer Berry.

About Walter Van Rensselaer Berry

Walter Van Rensselaer Berry was an American lawyer, international judge, tennis player, and Francophile. He was a judge at the International Mixed Tribunal of Cairo, Egypt. He was also a leading American tennis player active in the late 19th century, winning the 1884 U.S. National Championships – Doubles. While living as an expat in Paris, Berry was a close associate of Henry James, Marcel Proust, and Edith Wharton.