Nicholas Winton

  • Nicholas Wertheimer
Identifier
000469
Dates
1909-2015
Type of Entity
Person

History

Nicholas Winton was born Nicholas Wertheimer on May 19, 1909, in West Hampstead, England, and baptized as a member of the Anglican Church by decision of his parents who were of German Jewish ancestry. He was a stockbroker by profession. Nicholas Winton organized a rescue operation that brought approximately 669 children, mostly Jewish, from Czechoslovakia to safety in Great Britain before the outbreak of World War II.

Places

  • West Hampstead, United Kingdom, England

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0

Level of Detail

minimal

Dates of Creation and Deletion

2014-07-02

Sources