Giorgio Perlasca
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Giorgio Perlasca was an Italian businessman who, posing as a Spanish diplomat in Budapest during the Holocaust, saved thousands of Hungarian Jews from deportation and death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Giorgio Perlasca canonical | 3 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian businessman
ⓘ
human ⓘ rescuer of Jews during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Medal of Civil Valor
ⓘ
surface form:
Gold Medal for Civil Valor (Italy)
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
Righteous Among the Nations ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Padua ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-01-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-08-15 ⓘ |
| employer | Spanish legation in Budapest (self-proclaimed affiliation) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| familyName | Perlasca ⓘ |
| givenName | Giorgio ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Righteous Among the Nations ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Italian
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Giorgio Perlasca Foundation
ⓘ
schools and streets named after him in Italy ⓘ |
| movement | Italian resistance to Nazi policies ⓘ |
| notableFor |
posing as a Spanish diplomat in Budapest
ⓘ
saving thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
ⓘ
civil servant ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Nazi persecution of Jews
ⓘ
deportation of Hungarian Jews ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Holocaust rescue operations in Hungary
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| placeOfBirth |
Como
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Italy
ⓘ
Padua ⓘ |
| placeOfRescueActivity |
Budapest
ⓘ
Hungary ⓘ |
| protectedAtLocation | Spanish safe houses in Budapest ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Budapest
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Padua ⓘ |
| saved | Hungarian Jews ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical books about his rescue activities
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film "Perlasca: An Italian Hero" ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfRescueActivity | 1944-1945 ⓘ |
| usedLegalProtection |
Spanish protective passports
ⓘ
safe-conduct letters ⓘ |
| usedTitle |
Spanish chargé d’affaires in Budapest
ⓘ
Spanish diplomat (impostor) ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Budapest
ⓘ
Hungary ⓘ |
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