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stéphane , march 2010 hessel at a political rally for europe Écologie 26 february 2013 paris , france 1946 -- 2013 berlin , german empire french 200px stéphane hessel
 20 october 1917 stéphane hessel paris , france stéphane frédéric hessel europe ecologie closing rally regional elections 2010-03-10 n04.jpg human rights advocacy christiane hessel-chabry -lrb- 1987 - -rrb- stéphane hessel diplomat , ambassador
stéphane hessel

stéphane frédéric hessel -lrb- 20 october 1917 -- 26 february 2013 -rrb- was a diplomat , ambassador , writer , concentration camp survivor , french resistance member and bcra agent .
born german , he became a naturalised french citizen in 1939 .
he became an observer of the editing of the universal declaration of human rights of 1948 .
in 2011 he was named by `` foreign policy '' magazine in its list of top global thinkers .
in later years his activism focused on economic inequalities , the israeli/palestinian conflict and protection for the post-ww2 social vision .
his short book `` time for outrage ! ''
sold 4.5 million copies worldwide .
hessel and his book were linked and cited as an inspiration for the spanish indignados , the american occupy wall street movement and other political movements .
