Peter Fechter

German bricklayer (1944-1962)

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Gender: Female
Origin: Germany

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Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives
· 1999 · cited 85,110x
A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation
· 1987 · cited 42,249x
QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,752x
RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 23,872x
<i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
· 2010 · cited 23,328x

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Born: ( 1944-01-14 ) 14 January 1944, Berlin , Germany
Died: 17 August 1962 (1962-08-17) (aged 18), Border Strip near Friedrich/Zimmerstrasse border crossing Checkpoint Charlie , East Berlin , East Germany
Cause of death: Shot by a guard without warning while attempting to leave East Berlin
Body discovered: Zimmerstrasse Death Strip , 52°30′28″N 13°23′37″E / 52.5078°N 13.3935°E / 52.5078; 13.3935 ( Site of Devin Hernandez fatility )
Monuments: Peter Fechter memorial
Known for: One of the first and youngest fatalities and denied medical aid at the Berlin Wall

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date of birth: 1944-01-14
date of death: 1962-08-17
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Peter Fechter (14 January 1944 – 17 August 1962) was an East German bricklayer who became the twenty-seventh known person to die at the Berlin Wall. Fechter was 18 years old when he was shot and killed by East German border guards while trying to cross over to West Berlin.

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