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Raphael Lemkin
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Amerikalı avukat (1900 – 1959)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1900-06-24 ) 24 June 1900, Bezwodne , Russian Empire , (now Zelva , Belarus)
- Died
- 28 August 1959 (1959-08-28) (aged 59), New York City , U.S.
- Resting place
- Mount Hebron Cemetery , New York City
- Citizenship
- United States
- Alma mater
- University of Lwów
- Occupation
- Lawyer
- Known for
- Coining the term " genocide ", Drafting the Genocide Convention
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Raphael
- Family name
- Lemkin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Biazvodna
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- jurist
- Position held
- prosecutor
- Educated at
- Heidelberg University
- Employer
- Duke University
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- genocide
- Image
- Raphael Lemkin, Photograph 6.jpg
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- Commons category
- Raphael Lemkin
- date of birth
- 1900-06-24
- date of death
- 1959-08-28
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- name in native language
- Rafał Lemkin
- place of burial
- Mount Hebron Cemetery
- described by source
- The Guardian
- P8168
- Plessala
- archives at
- New York Public Library Main Branch
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