Marek Edelman
Marek Edelman was a Polish political and social activist and cardiologist. As a Jew, Edelman was the last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Long before his death, he was the last one to stay in the Polish People's Republic despite harassment by the Polish United Workers' Party authorities.
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Background
- Born in
- Gomel
- Educated at
- Medical University of Łódź
- Awards
- 🏆 Commander of the Legion of Honour🏆 Saint George medal🏆 honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow🏆 Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class🏆 honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles
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1919
Born
Birth2009
Died
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