Gerda Weissmann Klein

author, historian, speaker and Holocaust survivor (1924–2022)
Person human Q536479
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Gerda Weissmann Klein

Summary

Gerda Weissmann Klein is a human[1]. Born in Bielsko[2], she… she was born on May 8, 1924[3]. She died in Phoenix[4]. She died on April 3, 2022[5]. She worked as a writer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,652 views/month, #6,985 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bielsko[2], Gerda Weissmann Klein…
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein passed away in Phoenix[4].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein was born on May 8, 1924[3].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein died on April 3, 2022[5].
  • Burial took place at Green Acres Memorial Park[8].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein held citizenship in Poland[9].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein's professions included writer[6].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein's field of work was creative and professional writing[11].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein's field of work was memoir literature[12].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein's field of work was biography[13].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein received the Presidential Medal of Freedom[14].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein received the 48 Arizona Women[15].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein is recorded as female[16].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein's Commons category is recorded as Gerda Weissmann Klein[18].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein's family name is recorded as Weissmann[19].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein's family name is recorded as Klein[20].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein's given name is recorded as Gerda[21].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein's pseudonym is recorded as Gerda Klein[22].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein's described by source is recorded as Gerda Weissmann Klein, Honored Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 97[23].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Polish[24].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[26].
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Gerda Weissmann'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Bielsko[2], Gerda Weissmann Klein… she was born on May 8, 1924[3].

Career and Affiliations

Gerda Weissmann Klein's professions included writer[6]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing[11], an academic discipline[28]; memoir literature[12]; and biography[13], a literary genre[29].

Recognition

Awards received include Presidential Medal of Freedom[14], an award[30], in United States[31], founded in 1963[32] and 48 Arizona Women[15], an award[33], in United States[34].

Death and Burial

Gerda Weissmann Klein died on April 3, 2022[5]. She died in Phoenix[4]. She is buried at Green Acres Memorial Park[8].

Why It Matters

Gerda Weissmann Klein ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,652 views/month, #6,985 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Gerda Weissmann Klein born?

Gerda Weissmann Klein's place of birth was Bielsko[2].

Where did Gerda Weissmann Klein die?

Gerda Weissmann Klein died in Phoenix[4].

What did Gerda Weissmann Klein do for work?

Gerda Weissmann Klein worked as writer[6].

What awards did Gerda Weissmann Klein receive?

Honors received include Presidential Medal of Freedom[14] and 48 Arizona Women[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . crsreports.congress.gov. crsreports.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 48women.org. 48women.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of detention Gross-Rosen concentration camp
    Given name Gerda
    Field of work creative and professional writing, memoir literature, biography
    Family name Weissmann, Klein
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