Simon Wiesenthal

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-12-31

Deathday

2005-09-20 (96 years old)

Birth Place

Buchach, Ukraine

Religion

Judaism

Citizenships

Second Polish Republic, Austria-Hungary, Austria, Hungary

Awards

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