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Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q2892058 · wikidata
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Jørgen Kieler
1919-08-23 – 2017-02-19
Life & Legacy
Jørgen Kieler (23 August 1919 – 19 February 2017) was a Danish physician, remembered primarily for his participation in resistance activities under the German occupation of Denmark in the early 1940s. He was captured and was placed in a prison and Nazi concentration camps. Saved by the White Buses of the Bernadotte rescue, Kieler was treated for tuberculosis for two years after his release.
After the war, he wrote a book about his war-time experiences and supported other Danish concentration camp survivors as president of the Freedom Foundation of Denmark. He was director of the Danish Cancer Society.
Occupation & Career
physician, oncologist, scientist
Education
Horsens Statsskole; University of Copenhagen
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
Organizations & Memberships
Polish Academy of Sciences
Education & Institutions
Horsens Statsskole · University of Copenhagen
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Sources & Provenance
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