Ho Feng-Shan

Diplomat, Deceased Person

1901 – 1997

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Who was Ho Feng-Shan?

Ho Feng-Shan was a Chinese diplomat in Vienna who risked his own life and career during World War II to save more than one thousand Jews. Ho's actions were recognized posthumously when he was awarded the title "Righteous among the Nations" by the Israeli organization Yad Vashem in 2000. He is known as "China’s Schindler."

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Born
Sep 10, 1901
Yiyang
Profession
Education
  • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Died
Sep 28, 1997
San Francisco

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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