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Simon Wiesenthal

Acting

Born December 31, 1908 · Buchach, Kingdom of Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Died September 20, 2005

Awards & recognition

  • Great Golden Medal of HonourServices to the Republic of Austria · 2005
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2000
  • Ehrenpreis des österreichischen Buchhandels für Toleranz in Denken und Handeln · 1995
  • honorary doctor of Comenius University · 1995
  • honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow · 1994
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  • Austrian DecorationScience and Art First Class · 1993
  • Erasmus Prize · 1992
  • Otto Hahn Peace Medal · 1991
  • honorary doctor of the University of Vienna · 1990
  • Commander of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  • Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  • Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau
  • Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
  • Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Congressional Gold Medal
  • DecorationServices to the Liberation of Austria
  • Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear
  • Grand Cross of the Order Bernardo O'Higgins
  • honorary doctor of Ben-Gurion University
  • honorary doctor of the Bar-Ilan University
  • honorary doctor of the Palacký University Olomouc
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • Knight of the Legion of Honour
  • Order of the White Lion 3rd Class

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