Simon Wiesenthal

Wiesenthal in 1982

Simon Wiesenthal, KBE (31 December 1908 – 20 September 2005) was an Austrian Holocaust survivor from Mauthausen concentration camp. He became famous after World War II for his work as a Nazi hunter, including Adolf Eichmann. Wiesenthal was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985.

Wiesenthal died in Vienna, Austria from natural causes, aged 96.

Simon Wiesenthal Media

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  Simon Wiesenthal (c. 1940–1945)

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  Document under the name of Ricardo Klement that Adolf Eichmann used to enter Argentina in 1950

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  Simon Wiesenthal Centre in Los Angeles

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  Wiesenthal's grave in Herzliya, Israel

Other websites

Media related to Simon Wiesenthal at Wikimedia Commons

• Photo Gallery: The Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal by Der Spiegel
• New York Times obituary
• BBC News obituary
• Simon Wiesenthal at Find a Grave
• Simon Wiesenthal on IMDb
• Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story on IMDb
• The Art of Remembrance: Simon Wiesenthal - documentary by Hannah Heer and Werner Schmiedel