Simon Wiesenthal

Simon Wiesenthal, KBE (31 December 190820 September 2005) was an Austrian Holocaust survivor from Mauthausen concentration camp. He became famous after World War II for his work as a Nazi hunter, including Adolf Eichmann. Wiesenthal was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985.

Wiesenthal died in Vienna, Austria from natural causes, aged 96.

Other websites

 Photo Gallery: The Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal by Der Spiegel
 New York Times obituary
 BBC News obituary



 The Art of Remembrance: Simon Wiesenthal - documentary by Hannah Heer and Werner Schmiedel

Category:1908 births
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Category:Austrian autobiographers
Category:Holocaust survivors
Category:Writers from Vienna
Category:Recipients of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria