Aristides de sousa mendes biography of abraham
Aristides de sousa mendes biography of abraham
Aristides de sousa mendes biography.
Aristides de Sousa Mendes
Portuguese diplomat recipient of the Righteous among the Nations award (1885–1954)
Aristides de Sousa Mendes | |
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Aristides de Sousa Mendes in 1940 | |
| Born | Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches (1885-07-19)July 19, 1885 Cabanas de Viriato, Viseu, Portugal |
| Died | April 3, 1954(1954-04-03) (aged 68) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Occupation | Consul |
| Known for | Saving the lives of thousands of refugees seeking to escape Nazi terror during World War II |
| Spouses | Maria Angelina Coelho de Sousa (m. 1908; died 1948)Andrée Cibial (m. 1949; died 1954) |
| Children | [with Marie Angelina Coelho de Sousa] Aristides César, Manuel Silvério, José António, Clotilde Augusta, Isabel Maria, Feliciano Artur Geraldo, Elisa Joana, Pedro Nuno, Carlos Francisco Fer |