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Armin Wegner
1886 – 1978
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryArmin Theophil Wegner was a German soldier and medic in World War I, a prolific author, and a human rights activist. Stationed in the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Wegner was a witness to the Armenian genocide and the photographs he took documenting the plight of the Armenians today "comprises the core of witness images of the Genocide."
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
October 16, 1886
Elberfeld
Date of death
May 17, 1978
Rome
Citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia · German Reich
Occupations & fields
photographerwriterresistance fighterphysicianauthorpacifist
Awards & honours
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyRighteous Among the Nations
- Field and occupation
- německý pacifista, spisovatel a básník
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