Raphael Lemkin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Raphael Lemkin

Polish lawyer of Jewish descent

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1900

Place of Birth: Biazvodna, Belarus

Date of Death: 28-Aug-1959

Profession: lawyer, prosecutor, peace researcher

Nationality: United States, Poland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Raphael Lemkin, Polish: Rafal Lemkin (June 24, 1900 – August 28, 1959) was a lawyer of Polish-Jewish descent who is best known for coining the word genocide and initiating the Genocide Convention.
Lemkin coined the word genocide in 1943 or 1944 from genos (Greek for family, tribe, or race) and -cide (Latin for killing).