Raoul Wallenberg
Politician

Raoul Wallenberg Net Worth

Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish diplomat who is remembered for his heroic efforts to save the lives of over 100,000 Hungarian Jews during WWII. He issued protective passports and provided housing in Swedish territories, for which he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by the United States Congress. Unfortunately, he was killed by the KGB secret police in Moscow over sixty years ago, while he was imprisoned by the communist authorities.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day August 4, 1912
Birth Place Sweden
Age 108 YEARS OLD
Died On Jul 17, 1947 (age 34)
Birth Sign Leo

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

About

Swedish diplomat who saved 100,000 Hungarian Jews in WWII by issuing protective passports and housing many Jews in designated Swedish territories. He was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal by the United States CongressIn over sixty years after he was killed while imprisoned by communist authorities, and KGB secret police in Moscow.

Before Fame

He traveled to America to study architecture and hitchhiked around the country.

Trivia

US Congressman Tom Lantos of California was one of the people saved by his passports.

Family Life

His half-brother was Guy von Dardel, a Physicist and founder of CERN.

Associated With

He saved people during WWII from Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime.

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