Carl Lutz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl Lutz

Swiss Righteous Among the Nations

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1895

Place of Birth: Walzenhausen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland

Date of Death: 12-Feb-1975

Profession: diplomat

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Carl Lutz (30 March 1895 – 12 February 1975) was a Swiss diplomat.
He served as the Swiss Vice-Consul in Budapest, Hungary from 1942 until the end of World War II.
He is credited with saving over 62,000 Jews, the largest rescue operation of Jews of the Second World War.Due to his actions, half of the Jewish population of Budapest survived and was not deported to Nazi extermination camps during the Holocaust.
He was awarded the title of Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem.