Varian Fry
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Varian Fry was an American journalist and humanitarian who organized the rescue of thousands of refugees, including many artists and intellectuals, from Vichy France during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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journalist ⓘ rescuer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Chevalier of the Legion of Honour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Righteous Among the Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cerebral hemorrhage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-10-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-09-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
Riverside Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Emergency Rescue Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfPeopleRescued | more than 2,000 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Fry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
journalism
ⓘ
refugee rescue ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Varian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedRescue |
André Breton
NERFINISHED
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Franz Werfel NERFINISHED ⓘ Hannah Arendt NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinrich Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacques Lipchitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Lion Feuchtwanger NERFINISHED ⓘ Marc Chagall NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Ernst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Righteous Among the Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Emergency Rescue Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | French Resistance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
organizing escape routes for refugees from Vichy France
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rescuing artists and intellectuals from Nazi persecution ⓘ |
| notableWork | Surrender on Demand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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humanitarian ⓘ journalist ⓘ resistance member ⓘ |
| participantIn |
World War II
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rescue of refugees from Vichy France ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Redding, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | European representative of the Emergency Rescue Committee ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Marseille
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedIn |
France
NERFINISHED
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Marseille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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