Nicholas Winton
Sir Nicholas George Winton MBE (born Nicholas George Wertheim; 19 May 1909 – 1 July 2015) was a British humanitarian. He is best known for his role in the rescue of 669 mostly Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia before World War II. This event became known as the Czech Kindertransport. He was also known as the "British Schindler".
Sir Nicholas Winton MBE | |
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 Winton in Prague on 10 October 2007. | |
| Born | Nicholas George Wertheim 19 May 1909 |
| Died | 1 July 2015 (aged 106) |
| Other names | Nicholas George Wortham |
| Alma mater | Stowe School |
| Occupation | Humanitarian |
| Years active | 1938–2015 |
| Spouse(s) | Grete Gjelstrup (m. 1948–1999) (her death) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | http://www.nicholaswinton.com/ |
Winton was born in Hampstead, London, England. His parents were German Jews. The family later became Christians and Winton was baptised. In 1923, he began studying at Stowe School. He married Grete Gjelstrup, a woman of Danish origin, in 1948. They were married until Gjelstrup's death in 1999. They had three children together, Nicholas, Barbara and Robin.[1]
Winton died from respiratory failure on 1 July 2015 in Slough, Berkshire, aged 106.[2]
Nicholas Winton Media
Jewish children leave Prague for Britain. Winton appears towards the end of the video, wearing glasses.
Winton visiting Prague in October 2007
Commemorative event, in July 2015, at the Prague Main Railway Station sculpture
Statue at Prague main railway station, by Flor Kent, unveiled on 1 September 2009
The headboard worn by No. 60163 Tornado from Harwich to Liverpool Street station, the final leg of the Winton Train from Prague
Order of the British Empire ribbon
SVG ribbon bar of the Knight Bachelor medal (United Kingdom)
CZE Rad Bileho Lva 1 tridy BAR
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References
- ↑ "Nicholas Winton biography". jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Archived. - ↑ "Holocaust 'hero' Sir Nicholas Winton dies aged 106". BBC. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2017.