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Avner W. Less

Israeli police officer (1916-1987)
Person human Q2254007

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
December 18, 1916
Date of death
January 7, 1987
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
Zurich
Country of citizenship
Israel, German Reich, Germany, statelessness[11][12][13][14]
Occupation
police officer, banker, security guard, diplomat, criminal investigator, police officer, author
Employer
Israel Police, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel[15][16]
Educated at
Wald-Oberschule[17]
Religion or worldview
Judaism[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Hebrew, English
End of work period
1962
Family name
Less
Given name
Avner
Place of burial
Alter Friedhof Wannsee[10]
Residence
Zurich, Jerusalem, France, Haifa, Basel, Berlin[20][21][22][23]
Start of work period
1951
🏷️ Also known as
en Avner Less en Avner Werner Less en Avner W. Less cs Avner Werner Less cs Werner Less es Avner Werner Less he אבנר לס it Avner Werner Less pl Avner Less pl Awner Werner Less ru Эвнер В. Лесс
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000114874882
VIAF cluster ID
8008016
Library of Congress authority ID
n83073843
GND ID
172223385
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Adolf Eichmann extension of arrest1961.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
126582360
CONOR.SI ID
130889571
CiNii Research ID
1140563741544686976
DDB person (GND) ID
172223385
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
172223385
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_172223385
FactGrid item ID
337th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
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Filmportal ID
853dcb302c3e45528316d52d62ddd0f1
Freebase ID
/m/04q2mcj
Geni.com profile ID
6000000025860818861
IMDb ID
nm3500452
IdRef ID
156495244
Ivi person ID
evner-v-less
IxTheo authority ID
697136027
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
172223385
Kinobox person ID
828304
Kinopoisk person ID
2030520
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09350919
NL CR AUT ID
zmp2013748096
NUKAT ID
n96030437
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000307486
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007305014705171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810672334005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
369266862
Open Library ID
OL11690902A
Perlentaucher ID
avner-werner-less
RERO ID (legacy)
A003515139
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjdcrWgYh4jC4wWjByPQq
Yale LUX ID
person/aec4b877-4bd5-42ad-9d0c-9034f1325244

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🔗 Connections
Residence 6
France, Berlin, Jerusalem, Zurich, Basel, Haifa
Occupation 5
diplomat, police officer, security guard, banker, criminal investigator
Country of citizenship 4
Germany, Israel, statelessness, German Reich
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, German, Hebrew
Employer 2
Israel Police, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel
FactGrid item ID 1
337th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Berlin
Place of death 1
Zurich
Religion or worldview 1
Judaism
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Avner W. Less's place of birth was Berlin[1]. He was born on December 18, 1916[2]. He died in Zurich[3]. He died on January 7, 1987[4]. He worked as a police officer[5], banker[6], security guard[7], diplomat[8], and criminal investigator[9].

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Career and Affiliations

Employers include Israel Police[15], a national police[24], in Israel[25], founded in 1948[26], headquartered in National Headquarters of the Israel Police[27] and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel[16], a foreign affairs ministry[28], in Israel[29], founded in 1948[30], headquartered in Jerusalem[31].

FAQs

Where was Avner W. Less born?

Avner W. Less's place of birth was Berlin[1].

Where did Avner W. Less die?

Avner W. Less died in Zurich[3].

What did Avner W. Less do for work?

Avner W. Less worked as police officer[5], banker[6], security guard[7], diplomat[8], and criminal investigator[9].

Where did Avner W. Less go to school?

Avner W. Less was educated at Wald-Oberschule[17].

Related Entities

France Germany Haifa Israel Jerusalem

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 14w ago · AgenticCommonsBot bot · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL11690902A
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
    Place of birth → Berlin
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    End of work period → +1962-00-00T00:00:00Z
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