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Biography
Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, which is based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz and Buchenwald during the Holocaust.
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Awards & recognition
- honorary citizen of Jerusalem · 2015
- Norman Mailer Prize · 2011
- National Humanities Medal · 2009
- Great Immigrants Award · 2007
- Light of Truth Award · 2005
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- doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University · 2001
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour · 2001
- honorary doctor of the Florida Atlantic University · 1997
- honorary degree from Spelman College · 1995
- honorary doctor of the University of Picardie Jules Verne · 1995
- honorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University · 1993
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 1992
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour · 1990
- honorary doctor of the University of Miami · 1988
- Freedom Award · 1987
- honorary doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne · 1987
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1986
- Lucien Barrière Literary Award · 1984
- Grand Prix littéraire de la Ville de Paris · 1983
- Prix du Livre Inter · 1980
- Bordin Prize · 1972
- Prix Médicis · 1968
- Congressional Gold Medal
- Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Worship
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania
- honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University
- honorary doctor of the Bar-Ilan University
- Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain
- Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva
- honorary doctorate of Haifa University
- honorary doctorate of the Weizmann Institute of Science
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Medal of Liberty
